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Crime > Murder rate: Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Economy > GDP: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
Economy > GDP per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Economy > Gross National Income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).
Economy > Population below poverty line: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
Geography > Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Environment > Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
Units: Metric Tons
Health > Human height > Average female height: Average female height.
People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.
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Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
Education > Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
Industry > Manufacturing output: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year): Year of last use.
Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
Energy > Commercial energy use: Commercial energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Commercial energy use refers to apparent consumption, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Health > Human height > Average male height: Average male height.
Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
Education > Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
People > Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Environment > Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
Units: Hectares per Person
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
Military > Personnel > Per capita: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP: Public debt as % of GDP (CIA).
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Economy > Public debt: This entry records the cumulatiive total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liabilities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Secondary is the number of pupils enrolled in secondary school divided by the number of secondary school teachers.
Education > Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Transport > Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
Economy > Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Media > Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Education > College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric
Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
Education > Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Military > Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
Education > Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption (kWh). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
Media > Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
Education > Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
Education > High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Military > Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.
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Military > Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
Economy > Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index: Score on Global Terrorism Index. A high value indicates that a country is affected by many terrorist incidents with a strong impact in terms of fatalities, injuries and damaged property.
Culture > Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.
Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Health > Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
Media > Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
Media > Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.
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Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
Crime > Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded: Temperature.
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Media > Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Religion > Major religion(s): Country major religions.
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Military > Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
Language > Major language(s): Country major languages.
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
Energy > Electricity production > KWh: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Industry > Gross value added by construction: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
Background > Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
Crime > Murders > WHO: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
Economy > Inequality > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality."
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
Media > Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Economy > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Transport > Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Economy > Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Military > Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Labor > Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
Economy > Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals.
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
Military > Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Economy > Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
People > Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Military > Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
Education > College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
Economy > Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Crime > Prisoners > Per capita: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.
Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
Media > Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.
Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Industry > Manufacturing growth: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
Culture > World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.
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Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
Industry > Growth: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Economy > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
Economy > Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Transport > Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$: Industry, value added (current US$). Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Economy > Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
Government > National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Labor > GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
Education > Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Health > Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
Economy > Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
Labor > Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are expressed constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
Labor > Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Economy > Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education > Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education > College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
Education > School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
Language > Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Media > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	Benin	Japan
Crime > Murder rate	14	1.02
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate	1,262 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Japan	506 Ranked 45th.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people	140.64 Ranked 47th. 35 times more than Japan	3.97 Ranked 111th.
Economy > GDP	$7.56 billion Ranked 132nd.	$5.96 trillion Ranked 4th. 789 times more than Benin
Economy > GDP per capita	$751.92 Ranked 155th.	$46,720.36 Ranked 12th. 62 times more than Benin
Economy > Gross National Income	$2.42 billion Ranked 115th.	$4.52 trillion Ranked 2nd. 1865 times more than Benin
Economy > Population below poverty line	37.4% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan	16% Ranked 32nd.
Geography > Area > Comparative	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania	slightly smaller than California
Geography > Land area > Square miles	43,484 square miles Ranked 52nd.	145,894 square miles Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Benin
Government > Government type	republic	a parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy
Government > Legal system	civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law	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
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate	2.02% Ranked 23th. 9% more than Japan	1.85% Ranked 118th.
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people	0.04 per 1,000 people Ranked 59th.	2 per 1,000 people Ranked 37th. 50 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	20.94% Ranked 23th. 54% more than Japan	13.58% Ranked 183th.
People > Population	9.88 million Ranked 89th.	127.25 million Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Benin
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents	1.4 Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than Japan	0.6 Ranked 158th.
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -	-0.5% of GDP Ranked 46th.	-10% of GDP Ranked 171st. 20 times more than Benin
Geography > Climate	tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Geography > Area > Land	110,620 sq km Ranked 101st.	374,744 sq km Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Benin
Government > Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale	bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats - members elected for fixed six-year terms; half reelected every three years; 146 members in multi-seat constituencies and 96 by proportional representation) and the House of Representatives or Shugi-in (480 seats - members elected for maximum four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180 members by proportional representation in 11 regional blocs); the prime minister has the right to dissolve the House of Representatives at any time with the concurrence of the cabinet
Geography > Geographic coordinates	9 30 N, 2 15 E	36 00 N, 138 00 E
Religion > Religions	Christian 42.8% (Catholic 27.1%, Celestial 5%, Methodist 3.2%, other Protestant 2.2%, other 5.3%), Muslim 24.4%, Vodoun 17.3%, other 15.5%	observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
People > Population > Population growth, past and future	0.283 Ranked 38th.	-0.339 Ranked 167th.
Environment > Marine fish catch	7,758 tons Ranked 86th.	3.96 million tons Ranked 4th. 511 times more than Benin
Health > Human height > Average female height	1.593 m (5 ft 2 ⁄ 2 in)	1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)
People > Ethnic groups	Fon and related 39.2%, Adja and related 15.2%, Yoruba and related 12.3%, Bariba and related 9.2%, Peulh and related 7%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4%, Dendi and related 2.5%, other 1.6% (includes Europeans), unspecified 2.9%	Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%
Government > Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	20 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total	112,622 sq km Ranked 103th.	377,915 sq km Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	14.29% Ranked 22nd. 51% more than Japan	9.47% Ranked 185th.
Government > Constitution	previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990	previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares	2.65 million hectares Ranked 71st.	4.36 million hectares Ranked 24th. 65% more than Benin
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage	31,625 CFA francs per month; the government set minimum wage scales for a number of occupations.	Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis.
Government > Judicial branch	Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle (7 members; 4 appointed by the National Assembly, 3 appointed by the President; appointed for a 5-year term for one term); Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (President of the Supreme Court appointed by the President for a 5-year term); High Court of Justice (composed of members of the Constitutional Court and 6 members appointed by the National Assembly)	Supreme Court (chief justice is appointed by the monarch after designation by the cabinet; all other justices are appointed by the cabinet)
Education > Children out of school, primary	83,149 Ranked 22nd. 20 times more than Japan	4,121 Ranked 85th.
Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	22 Ranked 152nd.	591 Ranked 17th. 27 times more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita	$1,493.20 Ranked 155th.	$34,036.75 Ranked 23th. 23 times more than Benin
Geography > Land area > Sq. km	110,620 sq km Ranked 96th.	364,500 sq km Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Benin
People > Birth rate	37.02 births/1,000 population Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Japan	8.23 births/1,000 population Ranked 219th.
People > Population growth	0.283% Ranked 38th.	-0.339% Ranked 167th.
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	44.15 Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Japan	17.5 Ranked 73th.
Economy > Budget > Revenues	$1.56 billion Ranked 149th.	$1.99 trillion Ranked 2nd. 1273 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Median age	35.38 years Ranked 174th.	51.76 years Ranked 8th. 46% more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP	$1,600.00 Ranked 160th.	$35,900.00 Ranked 22nd. 22 times more than Benin
Industry > Manufacturing output	386.51 million Ranked 119th.	1.65 trillion Ranked 3rd. 4271 times more than Benin
Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year)	1,987 Ranked 31st.	2,013 Ranked 13th. 1% more than Benin
Government > Political parties and leaders	African Movement for Democracy and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN]; Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD; Alliance of Progress Forces or AFP; Benin Renaissance or RB [Rosine SOGLO]; Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI]; Force Cowrie for an Emerging Benin or FCBE; Impulse for Progress and Democracy or IPD [Theophile NATA]; Key Force or FC [Lazare SÃHOUÃTO]; Movement for the People's Alternative or MAP [Olivier CAPO-CHICHI]; Rally for Democracy and Progress or PRD [Dominique HOUNGNINOU]; Social Democrat Party or PSD [Bruno AMOUSSOU]; Union for Democracy and National Solidarity or UDS [Sacca LAFIA]; Union for the Relief or UPR [Issa SALIFOU]; Union Makes the Nation or UN	Democratic Party of Japan or DPJ [Banri KAIEDA]<br />Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII]<br />Japan Restoration Party or JRP [Shintaro ISHIHARA]<br />Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Shinzo ABE]<br />New Komeito or NK [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI]<br />People's Life Party or PF [Ichiro OZAWA]<br />Social Democratic Party or SDP [Mizuho FUKUSHIMA]<br />Tomorrow Party of Japan or TPJ [Tomoko ABE]<br />Your Party or YP [Yoshimi WATANABE]
Energy > Commercial energy use	376.67 Ranked 108th.	4,135.84 Ranked 22nd. 11 times more than Benin
Health > Human height > Average male height	N/A	1.707 m (5 ft 7 in)
Economy > Economy > Overview	The economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Growth in real output had averaged almost 4% before the global recession and it has returned to roughly that level in 2011-12. Inflation has subsided over the past several years. 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, and encourage new information and communication technology. Specific projects to improve the business climate by reforms to the land tenure system, the commercial justice system, and the financial sector were included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Account grant signed in February 2006. The 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. The Paris Club and bilateral creditors have eased the external debt situation with Benin benefiting from a G-8 debt reduction announced in July 2005, while pressing for more rapid structural reforms. An insufficient electrical supply continues to adversely affect Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power production. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects. Cotton, a key export, suffered from flooding in 2010-11, but high prices supported export earnings. The government agreed to a 25% increase in civil servant salaries in 2011, following a series of strikes, increasing pressure on the national budget. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory.	In the years following World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan develop a technologically advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-war 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 are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. For three decades, overall real economic growth had been spectacular - a 10% average in the 1960s, a 5% average in the 1970s, and a 4% average in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the after effects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession three times since 2008. A sharp downturn in business investment and global demand for Japan's exports in late 2008 pushed Japan into recession. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March disrupted manufacturing. The economy has largely recovered in the two years since the disaster, but reconstruction in the Tohoku region has been uneven. Newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo ABE has declared the economy his government's top priority; he has pledged to reconsider his predecessor's plan to permanently close nuclear power plants and is pursuing an economic revitalization agenda of fiscal stimulus and regulatory reform and has said he will press the Bank of Japan to loosen monetary policy. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2012 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after second-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. The new government will continue a longstanding debate on restructuring the economy and reining in Japan's huge government debt, which exceeds 200% of GDP. Persistent deflation, reliance on exports to drive growth, and an aging and shrinking population are other major long-term challenges for the economy.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people	140.64 Ranked 47th. 35 times more than Japan	3.97 Ranked 111th.
Economy > Exports	$1.07 billion Ranked 145th.	$776.60 billion Ranked 4th. 725 times more than Benin
Crime > Violent crime > Murders	1,262 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Japan	506 Ranked 45th.
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet	Council of Ministers appointed by the president	Cabinet is appointed by the prime minister
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	0.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 67th.	14.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 1st. 62 times more than Benin
Education > Compulsary education duration	6 Ranked 95th.	9 Ranked 93th. 50% more than Benin
People > Gender > Female population	16.6 million Ranked 66th.	43.1 million Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	6.9 million Ranked 52nd.	11.47 million Ranked 37th. 66% more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Per capita	$1,617.56 per capita Ranked 94th.	$33,523.37 per capita Ranked 25th. 21 times more than Benin
Agriculture > Rural population	38,590 Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Japan	15,225 Ranked 173th.
People > Mother's mean age at first birth	20 Ranked 10th.	29.4 Ranked 1st. 47% more than Benin
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita	73.9 kWh per capita Ranked 138th.	7,701.96 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 104 times more than Benin
People > Death rate	8.59 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 78th.	9.27 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 60th. 8% more than Benin
Environment > Ecological footprint	0.97 Ranked 114th.	4.2 Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Benin
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	1,039 Ranked 85th.	1,668 Ranked 46th. 61% more than Benin
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders	<strong>other: </strong>economic groups; environmentalists; political groups; teachers' unions and other educational groups	<strong>other: </strong>business groups; trade unions
Geography > Natural resources	small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber	negligible mineral resources, fish
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita	$53.20 Ranked 130th.	$8,536.99 Ranked 3rd. 160 times more than Benin
Energy > Electricity > Consumption	870.1 million kWh Ranked 110th.	859.7 billion kWh Ranked 2nd. 988 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	50.48% Ranked 192nd.	97.01% Ranked 5th. 92% more than Benin
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km	112,620 kmÂ² Ranked 100th.	377,910 kmÂ² Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Benin
People > Population growth rate	2.84% Ranked 17th.	-0.1% Ranked 203th.
Geography > Area > Land > Per capita	12.96 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 111th. 4 times more than Japan	2.94 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 190th.
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	234.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 125th.	842.31 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Benin
Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km	34,300 sq. km Ranked 103th.	45,610 sq. km Ranked 94th. 33% more than Benin
Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000	8.27 Ranked 30th. 257 times more than Japan	0.0322 Ranked 116th.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years	58.94 Ranked 167th.	82.59 Ranked 4th. 40% more than Benin
Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people	36.91 Ranked 187th.	791.21 Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Benin
Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita	83.69 Ranked 132nd.	7,847.8 Ranked 21st. 94 times more than Benin
Military > Personnel > Per capita	0.948 per 1,000 people Ranked 148th.	2.13 per 1,000 people Ranked 126th. 2 times more than Benin
Military > War deaths	0.0 Ranked 82nd.	0.0 Ranked 62nd.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita	0.264 Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Japan	0.0333 Ranked 172nd.
Agriculture > Agricultural growth	104 Ranked 118th. 6% more than Japan	98 Ranked 154th.
Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP	30.2 CIA Ranked 113th.	214.3 CIA Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Benin
Media > Internet users	200,100 Ranked 135th.	99.18 million Ranked 3rd. 496 times more than Benin
Economy > Public debt	31.9% of GDP Ranked 109th.	219.1% of GDP Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Benin
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices	6.8% Ranked 47th.	0.0 Ranked 196th.
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	23.93 Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Japan	11.79 Ranked 69th.
Education > Average years of schooling of adults	2.3 Ranked 93th.	9.5 Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Benin
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$	$505.94 million Ranked 112th.	$1.09 trillion Ranked 2nd. 2157 times more than Benin
Language > Languages	French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)	Japanese
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services	55% Ranked 114th.	72.8% Ranked 34th. 32% more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	4.71 million Ranked 54th.	8 million Ranked 37th. 70% more than Benin
Economy > Exports per capita	$106.56 Ranked 167th.	$6,088.04 Ranked 44th. 57 times more than Benin
Media > Personal computers > Per capita	3.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 53th.	541.63 per 1,000 people Ranked 17th. 143 times more than Benin
Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	1,039 Ranked 89th.	1,668 Ranked 47th. 61% more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	17.91% Ranked 182nd.	41.12% Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Benin
Government > Administrative divisions	12 departments; Alibori, Atakora, Atlantique, Borgou, Collines, Kouffo, Donga, Littoral, Mono, Oueme, Plateau, Zou	47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	21.89 million Ranked 60th.	42.88 million Ranked 32nd. 96% more than Benin
Education > Literacy > Total population	34.7% Ranked 34th.	99% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	2.28 million Ranked 52nd.	3.76 million Ranked 37th. 65% more than Benin
Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	17 Ranked 54th.	316 Ranked 3rd. 19 times more than Benin
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate	6% Ranked 148th. 20% more than Japan	5% Ranked 154th.
Education > College and university > Gender parity index	0.379 Ranked 119th.	0.891 Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Benin
Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index	36.5 Ranked 10th.	37.6 Ranked 6th. 3% more than Benin
Religion > Religions > All	indigenous beliefs 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%	observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Education > Primary education, duration > Years	6 Ranked 59th. The same as Japan	6 Ranked 48th.
Military > Global Peace Index	2.16 Ranked 59th. 67% more than Japan	1.29 Ranked 28th.
Education > Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 43th. 17% more than Japan	6 Ranked 97th.
Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh	751 million Ranked 133th.	1 trillion Ranked 4th. 1336 times more than Benin
Media > Televisions per 1000	8.61 Ranked 174th.	677.27 Ranked 6th. 79 times more than Benin
Health > Births and maternity > Future births	470.05 Ranked 52nd.	752.78 Ranked 37th. 60% more than Benin
Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita	1.14 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 50th.	39.29 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 18th. 34 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	61.15% Ranked 8th. 35% more than Japan	45.29% Ranked 192nd.
Education > Children out of school, primary, female	142,178 Ranked 24th. 6 times more than Japan	23,671 Ranked 31st.
Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	1,329.8 Ranked 128th.	6,017 Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Benin
People > Population in 2015	11,217 thousand Ranked 77th.	127,993 thousand Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Benin
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth	29 Ranked 12th.	30.6 Ranked 13th. 6% more than Benin
Geography > Terrain	mostly flat to undulating plain; some hills and low mountains	mostly rugged and mountainous
Education > High school enrolment rate	71.25 Ranked 90th.	100 Ranked 2nd. 40% more than Benin
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population	59.84 years Ranked 181st.	82.25 years Ranked 5th. 37% more than Benin
Military > Paramilitary personnel	2,500 Ranked 82nd.	12,250 Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Benin
Military > Service age and obligation	21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months	18 years of age for voluntary military service
Geography > Location	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Benin, between Nigeria and Togo	Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.35% Ranked 48th. 41% more than Japan	3.78% Ranked 32nd.
Economy > Human Development Index	0.431 Ranked 162nd.	0.943 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Benin
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000	4.48 Ranked 38th. 42% more than Japan	3.14 Ranked 106th.
People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	9.71 Ranked 50th.	9.9 Ranked 45th. 2% more than Benin
Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita	23.02 per 1,000 people Ranked 147th.	65.61 per 1,000 people Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Benin
Media > Households with television	19.66% Ranked 111th.	99% Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Benin
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	40.93 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Japan	8.41 per 1,000 people Ranked 178th.
Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index	0.03 Ranked 113th.	0.059 Ranked 108th. 97% more than Benin
Culture > Happy Planet Index	24.6 Ranked 134th.	47.5 Ranked 45th. 93% more than Benin
Government > Executive branch > Head of government	President Thomas BONI YAYI (since 6 April 2006); Prime Minister Pascal KOUPAKI (since 28 May 2011)	Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 December 2012)
Geography > Coastline	121 km Ranked 158th.	29,751 km Ranked 6th. 246 times more than Benin
Labor > Labor force	5.38 million Ranked 61st.	65.7 million Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Benin
Environment > Current issues	inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification	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
Energy > Oil > Consumption	23,000 bbl/day Ranked 109th.	4.36 million bbl/day Ranked 4th. 190 times more than Benin
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years	60.36 Ranked 167th.	85.9 Ranked 3rd. 42% more than Benin
Education > College and university > Share of total education spending	15.6% Ranked 79th.	19.47% Ranked 23th. 25% more than Benin
Health > Life expectancy > Men	55 years Ranked 64th.	80 years Ranked 4th. 45% more than Benin
Media > Television > List of TV stations	<p>Television Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Golfe TV - commercial</p> </p>La Chaine 2 (LC2) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates the General TV, Educational TV channels. NHK also runs HD satellite channels BS1 and BS Premium. NHK World is the organisation's international English-language channel.</p> </p>TV Asahi - national commercial network</p> </p>Fuji TV - national commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita	0.051 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 45th.	1.02 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 79th. 20 times more than Benin
People > Total fertility rate	5.13 children born/woman Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Japan	1.39 children born/woman Ranked 203th.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years	57.6 Ranked 167th.	79.44 Ranked 11th. 38% more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	12.61% Ranked 181st.	35.66% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Benin
Media > Television receivers > Per capita	9.1 per 1,000 people Ranked 157th.	686.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 6th. 75 times more than Benin
Government > Executive branch > Chief of state	President Thomas BONI YAYI (since 6 April 2006)	Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address	1	Unit 9800, Box 300, APO AP 96303-0300
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	89.91 Ranked 125th.	109.43 Ranked 86th. 22% more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity	$15.64 billion Ranked 135th.	$4.58 trillion Ranked 4th. 293 times more than Benin
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage	$0.60 Ranked 122nd.	$5.64 Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Benin
Government > Capital city > Name	Porto-Novo (official capital)	Tokyo
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates	6 29 N, 2 37 E	35 41 N, 139 45 E
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts	Legal	Legal since 1880 (was illegal from 1872-1880; before that there were no laws forbidding same sex relationships) UN decl. sign.
Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons	0.11 Ranked 128th.	561.21 Ranked 6th. 5102 times more than Benin
Government > International organization participation	ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO	ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.88 Ranked 24th. 73% more than Japan	0.51 Ranked 119th.
Crime > Prisoners	4,961 prisoners Ranked 97th.	69,502 prisoners Ranked 19th. 14 times more than Benin
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded	44.5 \u00b0C (112 \u00b0F)	41.0 \u00b0C (105.8 \u00b0F)
Media > Internet > Users per 1000	17.23 Ranked 131st.	689.59 Ranked 12th. 40 times more than Benin
Religion > Major religion(s)	Indigenous beliefs, Christianity, Islam	Shintoism, Buddhism
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male	44.8% Ranked 122nd.	84% Ranked 5th. 88% more than Benin
Geography > Area > Water	2,000 sq km Ranked 91st.	13,430 sq km Ranked 39th. 7 times more than Benin
People > Age structure > 0-14 years	44.1% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan	13.4% Ranked 222nd.
Military > Military service age and obligation	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	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
Media > 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
Transport > Airports	6 Ranked 174th.	175 Ranked 33th. 29 times more than Benin
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania	slightly smaller than California
Language > Major language(s)	French (official) Fon, Ge, Bariba, Yoruba, Dendi	Japanese
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.45 Ranked 76th.	1.13 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Benin
People > Gender > Male population	16.34 million Ranked 65th.	41.38 million Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Benin
Energy > Electricity production > KWh	154 million Ranked 136th.	1.03 trillion Ranked 2nd. 6661 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	5.9 million Ranked 74th.	34.74 million Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Benin
Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence Benin-Presse (ABP) - state-run</p>	<p>Kyodo - English-language pages</p> </p>Japan Today - online news, in English</p>
Industry > Gross value added by construction	309.05 million Ranked 145th.	333.2 billion Ranked 2nd. 1078 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	66.45% Ranked 5th. 31% more than Japan	50.76% Ranked 192nd.
Economy > Fiscal year	calendar year	1
Background > Overview	<p>Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is one of Africa's most stable democracies. </p> <p>It boasts a proliferation of political parties and a strong civil society. </p> <p>On the economic side, however, the picture is less bright - Benin is severely underdeveloped, and corruption is rife. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13037572">Full Article</a>	<p>Japan has the world's third-largest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the 20th Century after the devastation of World War II.</p> <p>Its role in the international community is considerable. It is a major aid donor and a source of global capital and credit.</p> <p>More than three quarters of the population live in sprawling cities on the coastal fringes of Japan's four mountainous, heavily-wooded islands.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801">Full Article</a>
Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita	384.56 Ranked 124th.	3,539.48 Ranked 18th. 9 times more than Benin
People > Age structure > 65 years and over	2.8% Ranked 207th.	24.8% Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry	6.4% Ranked 213th.	27.5% Ranked 98th. 4 times more than Benin
Geography > Population density > People per sq. km	76.29 people/mÂ² Ranked 103th.	350.55 people/mÂ² Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Benin
Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek	40 hours Ranked 116th. The same as Japan	40 hours Ranked 98th.
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	0.501 Ranked 164th.	276.69 Ranked 24th. 553 times more than Benin
Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	$510.53 Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Japan	$79.79 Ranked 59th.
Crime > Murders > WHO	12.7 Ranked 52nd. 25 times more than Japan	0.5 Ranked 180th.
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$	$2.13 billion Ranked 86th.	$68.28 billion Ranked 8th. 32 times more than Benin
People > Nationality > Noun	Beninese (singular and plural)	Japanese (singular and plural)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population)	144 Ranked 57th. 20% more than Japan	120 Ranked 117th.
Economy > Inequality > GINI index	38.62 Ranked 24th. 55% more than Japan	24.85 Ranked 30th.
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares	2.7 million Ranked 68th.	4.33 million Ranked 48th. 60% more than Benin
Media > Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)</p> </p>Radio Parakou - ORTB regional station</p> </p>Atlantic FM - ORTB station in Cotonou</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13040368">Full Article</a>	<p>NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan</p> </p>Inter FM - Tokyo commercial music station</p> </p>J-Wave - Tokyo commercial music station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15217593">Full Article</a>
Economy > Imports per capita	$174.61 Ranked 175th.	$6,507.45 Ranked 52nd. 37 times more than Benin
Transport > Waterways	150 km Ranked 48th.	1,770 km Ranked 32nd. 12 times more than Benin
Economy > Gross National Income per capita	$337.82 Ranked 130th.	$35,548.84 Ranked 4th. 105 times more than Benin
Military > Armed forces personnel	5,000 Ranked 128th.	237,000 Ranked 20th. 47 times more than Benin
Education > Literacy > Female	23.3% Ranked 33th.	99% Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Benin
Labor > Labor force, total	4.17 million Ranked 92nd.	65.28 million Ranked 9th. 16 times more than Benin
Agriculture > Farm workers	1.63 million Ranked 58th. The same as Japan	1.63 million Ranked 57th.
Economy > Tax > Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate	35% Ranked 37th.	50% Ranked 6th. 43% more than Benin
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total	61.56 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 30th. 22 times more than Japan	2.78 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 212th.
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	18.97% Ranked 183th.	70.25% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Benin
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mont Sokbaro 658 m	Fujiyama 3,776 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita	83 Int. $ Ranked 176th.	97 Int. $ Ranked 112th. 17% more than Benin
Military > Military expenditures	1.5% of GDP Ranked 19th. 50% more than Japan	1% of GDP Ranked 46th.
Agriculture > Products	cotton, corn, cassava, yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; livestock	rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	3.8 Ranked 182nd.	79.05 Ranked 31st. 21 times more than Benin
Economy > Development > Human Development Index	0.436 Ranked 164th.	0.912 Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Benin
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita	4.63% per 1 million people Ranked 7th. 38 times more than Japan	0.123% per 1 million people Ranked 23th.
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	15.84 Ranked 20th. 80 times more than Japan	0.197 Ranked 58th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	6.91% Ranked 23th. 55% more than Japan	4.45% Ranked 182nd.
People > Physicians density	0.06 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 49th.	2.14 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 21st. 36 times more than Benin
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000	345.7 hectares Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Japan	34.12 hectares Ranked 65th.
Military > Military branches	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)	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)
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people	$0.16 Ranked 143th.	$0.28 Ranked 126th. 77% more than Benin
Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people	6.41 kW Ranked 181st.	2,251.86 kW Ranked 21st. 351 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	4.15 million Ranked 78th.	30.12 million Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Benin
Education > College and university > Gender ratio	25.24 Ranked 106th.	88.42 Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Benin
Economy > Exports > Commodities	cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood	motor vehicles 13.6%; semiconductors 6.2%; iron and steel products 5.5%; auto parts 4.6%; plastic materials 3.5%; power generating machinery 3.5%
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita	68.56 kWh Ranked 129th.	6,730.27 kWh Ranked 6th. 98 times more than Benin
Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter	$1.24 Ranked 111th.	$2.00 Ranked 18th. 61% more than Benin
Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index	133.9% Ranked 7th. 40% more than Japan	95.4% Ranked 154th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	20.15 million Ranked 58th.	38.26 million Ranked 33th. 90% more than Benin
Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing	566.81 million Ranked 145th.	1.11 trillion Ranked 2nd. 1954 times more than Benin
Crime > Prisoners > Per capita	81 per 100,000 people Ranked 104th. 50% more than Japan	54 per 100,000 people Ranked 126th.
Geography > Total area > Sq. km	112,620 Ranked 97th.	377,930 Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Benin
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership	3,356 Ranked 116th.	15,061 Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Benin
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	6 Ranked 21st. 76% more than Japan	3.4 Ranked 2nd.
Energy > Electricity > Production	142.1 million kWh Ranked 137th.	936.2 billion kWh Ranked 3rd. 6588 times more than Benin
Government > Country name > Conventional long form	Republic of Benin	none
Media > Personal computers per 1000	3.91 Ranked 53th.	541.64 Ranked 17th. 138 times more than Benin
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita	0.972 km per 1,000 people Ranked 103th.	9.17 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 9 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	659,135 Ranked 114th.	16.15 million Ranked 10th. 24 times more than Benin
People > Cities > Urban population	61,410 Ranked 144th.	84,775 Ranked 51st. 38% more than Benin
Geography > Land use > Arable land	22.48% Ranked 43th. Twice as much as Japan	11.26% Ranked 94th.
Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons	0.15 Ranked 130th.	244.78 Ranked 6th. 1632 times more than Benin
Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant	6.5% Ranked 98th.	75% Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Benin
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	20.62 Ranked 115th.	595 Ranked 16th. 29 times more than Benin
Industry > Manufacturing growth	4.5 Ranked 70th. 24% more than Japan	3.62 Ranked 81st.
Culture > World Heritage Sites	1 Ranked 116th.	13 Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Benin
Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	16.54 Ranked 104th.	324.56 Ranked 38th. 20 times more than Benin
Economy > Imports	$1.75 billion Ranked 156th.	$830.10 billion Ranked 4th. 473 times more than Benin
People > Nationality > Adjective	Beninese	Japanese
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index	137.4% Ranked 5th. 41% more than Japan	97.7% Ranked 157th.
Media > Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1	AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered	<25	90-100
People > Sex ratio > Total population	1.01 male(s)/female Ranked 59th. 6% more than Japan	0.95 male(s)/female Ranked 170th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	14.03% Ranked 23th. 54% more than Japan	9.13% Ranked 183th.
Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman	5.6 births per woman Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Japan	1.26 births per woman Ranked 169th.
Industry > Growth	4.6 Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Japan	1.78 Ranked 123th.
Government > Executive branch > Elections	president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 13 March 2011 (next to be held in March 2016)	Diet, the bicameral legislature, designates the prime minister; constitution requires that the prime minister commands parliamentary majority; following legislative elections, the leader of majority party or leader of majority coalition in House of Representatives usually becomes prime minister; the monarchy is hereditary
Health > Infant mortality rate	85.88 Ranked 22nd. 26 times more than Japan	3.28 Ranked 177th.
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations	6 Ranked 88th.	281 Ranked 10th. 47 times more than Benin
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP	1.7% Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Japan	0.8% Ranked 78th.
Economy > Budget > Expenditures	$1.60 billion Ranked 146th.	$2.58 trillion Ranked 2nd. 1613 times more than Benin
People > Sex ratio > At birth	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 96th.	1.06 male(s)/female Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Benin
Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$	$4.61 billion Ranked 76th.	$3.76 trillion Ranked 3rd. 816 times more than Benin
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita	8.59 per 1,000 people Ranked 40th. 91 times more than Japan	0.094 per 1,000 people Ranked 94th.
Energy > Crude oil > Production	0.0 Ranked 161st.	135,500 bbl/day Ranked 45th.
Economy > GINI index	36.48 Ranked 23th. 47% more than Japan	24.85 Ranked 31st.
Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people	0.36 Ranked 76th.	551.23 Ranked 2nd. 1531 times more than Benin
Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita	$138.85 Ranked 114th.	$7,467.28 Ranked 8th. 54 times more than Benin
Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU	792.01 billion Ranked 46th.	94.64 trillion Ranked 4th. 119 times more than Benin
Economy > Tourist arrivals	186,000 Ranked 139th.	8.35 million Ranked 26th. 45 times more than Benin
Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita	$153.55 per capita Ranked 76th.	$11,472.65 per capita Ranked 23th. 75 times more than Benin
Transport > Rail > Railway length	758 km Ranked 99th.	23,474 km Ranked 12th. 31 times more than Benin
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49	None	None
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$	$866.87 million Ranked 128th.	$1.53 trillion Ranked 3rd. 1770 times more than Benin
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	2% Ranked 187th.	19.12% Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Benin
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration	2 Ranked 149th.	3 Ranked 41st. 50% more than Benin
Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$	$206.30 million Ranked 130th.	$13.78 billion Ranked 22nd. 67 times more than Benin
Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000	0.216 Ranked 142nd.	9.59 Ranked 22nd. 44 times more than Benin
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	97.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 116th.	1,201.54 per 1,000 people Ranked 36th. 12 times more than Benin
Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita	34.46 kWh Ranked 149th.	2,614.49 kWh Ranked 18th. 76 times more than Benin
Economy > Tax > Tax rates	18.59 Ranked 71st.	20.72 Ranked 33th. 11% more than Benin
Government > National symbol(s)	leopard	red sun disc; chrysanthemum
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita	30.75 Ranked 183th.	2,612.07 Ranked 17th. 85 times more than Benin
Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population	24.5% Ranked 56th. 245 times more than Japan	0.1% Ranked 168th.
Geography > Irrigated land	230.4 sq km Ranked 126th.	25,000 sq km Ranked 1st. 109 times more than Benin
Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	787.04 million Ranked 127th.	615 billion Ranked 2nd. 781 times more than Benin
Labor > GNI > Current US$	$7.51 billion Ranked 130th.	$6.15 trillion Ranked 4th. 819 times more than Benin
Military > Armed forces personnel > Total	8,000 Ranked 132nd.	242,000 Ranked 22nd. 30 times more than Benin
Media > Internet > Users > Per capita	18.57 per 1,000 people Ranked 131st.	691.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 37 times more than Benin
Economy > GDP per person	744.9 Ranked 140th.	39,738.13 Ranked 18th. 53 times more than Benin
Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	2.38 per 1,000 people Ranked 55th.	4.79 per 1,000 people Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Benin
Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh	1,000,000 Ranked 125th.	120.91 billion Ranked 5th. 120907 times more than Benin
Education > Duration of compulsory education	6 years Ranked 138th.	10 years Ranked 39th. 67% more than Benin
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim	20% Ranked 59th. 100 times more than Japan	0.2% Ranked 141st.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate	58.5 Ranked 25th. 27 times more than Japan	2.2 Ranked 190th.
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year	71 Ranked 167th.	1,841 Ranked 17th. 26 times more than Benin
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection	26.1% Ranked 44th. 58% more than Japan	16.54% Ranked 93th.
Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	15.59 Ranked 167th.	503.86 Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Benin
Health > Life expectancy > Women	59 years Ranked 61st.	87 years Ranked 1st. 47% more than Benin
Geography > Natural hazards	dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
Economy > Exports > Main exports	Cotton, palm oil	Vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches
Labor > Employment rate > Adults	71.6 Ranked 20th. 32% more than Japan	54.2 Ranked 112th.
Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$	233.49 million constant 2000 US$ Ranked 90th.	1.06 trillion constant 2000 US$ Ranked 2nd. 4523 times more than Benin
Government > Flag 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	white with a large red disk (representing the sun without rays) in the center
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita	$141.75 Ranked 126th.	$12,852.05 Ranked 19th. 91 times more than Benin
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	181.03 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 123th.	1,002.26 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Benin
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea	200 nautical mile Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Japan	12 nautical mile Ranked 50th.
Labor > Expense > Current LCU	496.03 billion Ranked 44th.	92.71 trillion Ranked 4th. 187 times more than Benin
Economy > Debt > External	$1.12 billion Ranked 149th.	$3.02 trillion Ranked 5th. 2693 times more than Benin
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita	36.38$ Ranked 105th.	8,829.9$ Ranked 13th. 243 times more than Benin
Economy > Central bank discount rate	4.25% Ranked 68th. 43 times more than Japan	0.1% Ranked 51st.
Media > Televisions	66,000 Ranked 146th.	86.5 million Ranked 3rd. 1311 times more than Benin
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita	0.023 per 1,000 people Ranked 175th.	15.88 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th. 690 times more than Benin
Education > Secondary education, pupils	723,727 Ranked 57th.	7.28 million Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Benin
Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	13.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 106th.	402.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th. 29 times more than Benin
Education > College and university > Private school share	22.67% Ranked 54th.	78.66% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Benin
Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.8 Ranked 142nd.	1 Ranked 22nd. 25% more than Benin
Education > School life expectancy > Total	7 years Ranked 96th.	14.3 years Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Benin
Language > Linguistic diversity index	0.785 Ranked 33th. 28 times more than Japan	0.028 Ranked 180th.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita	$148.55 per capita Ranked 119th.	$11,708.07 per capita Ranked 30th. 79 times more than Benin
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services	57.7% Ranked 6th.	71.4% Ranked 36th. 24% more than Benin
Media > Internet users > Per 100 people	1.85 Ranked 163th.	75.16 Ranked 14th. 41 times more than Benin
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita	15.35 kWh per capita Ranked 171st.	8,490.7 kWh per capita Ranked 20th. 553 times more than Benin
Geography > Area > Land per 1000	12.33 sq km Ranked 102nd. 4 times more than Japan	2.93 sq km Ranked 173th.

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