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  • Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro). Prices in current USD.
  • Environment > Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons
  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Drugs > Opiates use: Annual prevalence.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Water > 1.5 litre bottle: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a bottle of water (1.5 liter). Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Loaf of bread > Fresh, white: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g). Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Education > Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Military > Battle-related deaths > Number of people: Battle-related deaths (number of people). 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Milk > 1 litre: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 liter of regular Milk. Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent index: Rent Index is estimation of prices of renting apartments in the city compared to New York City. If Rent index is 80, Numbeo estimates that price for renting in that city is 80% of price in New York.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Egg > Dozen: Average prize of a dozen eggs. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked about the prize of a dozen eggs. Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 3 bedroom apartment > City centre: Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • 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).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Agriculture > Produce > Banana > Production: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000.
  • 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.
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita: Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > McDonalds meal: Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Chicken breasts > Skinless, boneless: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless). Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > City centre: Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Apple > 1kg: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of apples. Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > Restaurant index: Restaurants Index is a comparison of prices of meals and drinks in restaurants and bars compared to NYC.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Cost of living > Sports > Tennis court hire > 1 hour, weekend: Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend). Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)". Prices in current USD.
  • 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$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Government > National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Labor > GNI > Current US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > 3 course meal for 2: Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Economy > Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city centre: Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
  • 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.
STAT Ecuador Liberia HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 1.3
Ranked 136th.
1.6
Ranked 124th. 23% more than Ecuador
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 2,638
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Liberia
371
Ranked 92nd.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 175.85
Ranked 23th. 74% more than Liberia
101.02
Ranked 63th.
Economy > GDP $84.04 billion
Ranked 60th. 48 times more than Liberia
$1.77 billion
Ranked 156th.

Economy > GDP per capita $5,424.63
Ranked 88th. 13 times more than Liberia
$421.70
Ranked 173th.

Economy > Gross National Income $13.96 billion
Ranked 65th. 30 times more than Liberia
$459.13 million
Ranked 143th.
Economy > Population below poverty line 27.3%
Ranked 6th.
80%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ecuador

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Nevada slightly larger than Tennessee
Geography > Land area > Square miles 105,037 square miles
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Liberia
38,250 square miles
Ranked 55th.
Government > Government type republic republic
Government > Legal system civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.83%
Ranked 148th.
2.05%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than Ecuador

Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.48 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th. 49 times more than Liberia
0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 14.58%
Ranked 149th.
20.8%
Ranked 25th. 43% more than Ecuador

People > Population 15.44 million
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Liberia
3.99 million
Ranked 127th.

Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - -1.1% of GDP
Ranked 55th.
-2.7% of GDP
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Ecuador

Geography > Climate tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers
Geography > Area > Land 276,840 sq km
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Liberia
96,320 sq km
Ranked 106th.

Government > Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats; note - number of seats changed in 11 October 2005 elections; members elected by popular vote to serve nine-year terms) and the House of Representatives (64 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)
Geography > Geographic coordinates 2 00 S, 77 30 W 6 30 N, 9 30 W
Religion > Religions Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.168
Ranked 120th.
0.558
Ranked 19th.

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro $3.25
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Liberia
$1.00
Ranked 5th.
Environment > Marine fish catch 497,769 tons
Ranked 27th. 46 times more than Liberia
10,861 tons
Ranked 84th.
Economy > Unemployment rate 4.9%
Ranked 92nd.
85%
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Ecuador
People > Ethnic groups mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 65%, Amerindian 25%, Spanish and others 7%, black 3% indigenous African 95% (including Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and Mende), Americo-Liberians 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% (descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean who had been slaves)
Government > Suffrage 18-65 years of age, universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, optional 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 283,561 sq km
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Liberia
111,369 sq km
Ranked 105th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 10.23%
Ranked 148th.
14.02%
Ranked 26th. 37% more than Ecuador

Government > Constitution 20 October 2008; this is Ecuador's 20th constitution 6 January 1986
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 1.35 million hectares
Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Liberia
382,000 hectares
Ranked 130th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage US$ 398 per month. Minimun wage has been set by the government on US$340 per month for the year 2014. A worker that works a full year, receives a 13th (of US$340) and a 14th (of US$340) sallary. 15 Liberian dollars ($0.31) per hour not exceeding 8 hours per day, excluding benefits, for unskilled laborers; 5,600 LD ($114) per month for civil servants.
Government > Judicial branch National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia (according to the Constitution, justices are elected through a procedure overseen by the Judiciary Council); Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (Constitutional Court justices are appointed by a commission composed of two delegates each from the Executive, Legislative, and Transparency branches of government) Supreme Court
Education > Children out of school, primary 59,326
Ranked 27th.
389,259
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than Ecuador

Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 71
Ranked 120th. 24 times more than Liberia
3
Ranked 189th.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $7,686.12
Ranked 92nd. 17 times more than Liberia
$444.67
Ranked 178th.

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 276,840 sq km
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Liberia
96,320 sq km
Ranked 102nd.

People > Birth rate 19.23 births/1,000 population
Ranked 92nd.
35.75 births/1,000 population
Ranked 24th. 86% more than Ecuador

Crime > Drugs > Opiates use 0.1%
Ranked 3rd.
0.2%
Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Ecuador
People > Population growth -0.168%
Ranked 120th.
0.558%
Ranked 19th.

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 18.19
Ranked 51st.
26.83
Ranked 46th. 47% more than Ecuador

Economy > Budget > Revenues $34.53 billion
Ranked 61st. 91 times more than Liberia
$380.90 million
Ranked 189th.

People > Age distribution > Median age 47.97 years
Ranked 54th. 33% more than Liberia
35.96 years
Ranked 171st.

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $10,200.00
Ranked 88th. 15 times more than Liberia
$700.00
Ranked 182nd.

Industry > Manufacturing output 7.71 billion
Ranked 55th. 118 times more than Liberia
65.2 million
Ranked 155th.
Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,884
Ranked 29th.
1,995
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Ecuador
Government > Political parties and leaders Alianza PAIS movement [Rafael Vicente CORREA Delgado]<br />Avanza Party or AVANZA [Ramiro GONZALEZ]<br />Breakaway Party [Martha ROLDOS]<br />Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO [Guillermo LASSO]<br />Institutional Renewal and National Action Party or PRIAN [Alvaro NOBOA]<br />Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP [Rafael ANTUNI]<br />Patriotic Society Party or PSP [Lucio GUTIERREZ Borbua]<br />Plurinational Union Movement of the Left [Alberto ACOSTA]<br />Roldosist Party or PRE [Abdala BUCARAM Pulley, director]<br />Social Christian Party or PSC [Pascual DEL CIOPPO]<br />Socialist Party<br />Society United for More Action or SUMA [Mauricio RODAS]<br />Warrior's Spirit Movement [Jaime NEBOT] Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Marcus S. G. DAHN]<br />Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [Geraldine DOE-SHERIFF]<br />Liberia Destiny Party or LDP [Nathaniel BARNES]<br />Liberty Party or LP [Isreal ARKINSAYAN]<br />Liberia Transformation Party or LTP [Julius SUKU]<br />Movement for Progressive Change or MPC [Simeon FREEMAN]<br />National Democratic Coalition or NDC [Dew MAYSON]<br />National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [D. Nyandeh SIEH]<br />National Patriotic Party or NPP [Theophilus C. GOULD]<br />National Reformist Party or NRP [Maximillian T. W. DIABE]<br />National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP [Emmanuel LOMAX]<br />Unity Party or UP [Varney SHERMAN]
Economy > Economy > Overview Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately two-fifths of public sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis, with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. From 2002-06 the economy grew an average of 4.3% per year, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008, buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA, who took office in January 2007, defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt, which, with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion, represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009, Ecuador bought back 91% of its "defaulted" bonds via an international reverse auction. Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example, an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties, including one with the United States - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. The Ecuadorian economy slowed to 1% growth in 2009 due to the global financial crisis and to the sharp decline in world oil prices and remittance flows. Growth picked up to a 3.3% rate in 2010 and nearly 8% in 2011, before falling to 5% in 2012. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9 billion in oil for cash and project loans as of December 2012. Liberia is a low income country heavily reliant on foreign assistance for revenue. Civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially the infrastructure in and around the capital, Monrovia. Many businesses fled the country, taking capital and expertise with them, but with the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, several have returned. Liberia has the distinction of having the highest ratio of direct foreign investment to GDP in the world. Richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture, Liberia had been a producer and exporter of basic products, primarily raw timber and rubber and is reviving those sectors. Local manufacturing, mainly foreign-owned, had been small in scope. President JOHNSON SIRLEAF, a Harvard-trained banker and administrator, has taken steps to reduce corruption, build support from international donors, and encourage private investment. Embargos on timber and diamond exports have been lifted, opening new sources of revenue for the government and Liberia shipped its first major timber exports to Europe in 2010. The country reached its Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative completion point in 2010, and nearly $5 billion of international debt was permanently eliminated. This new status will enable Liberia to establish a sovereign credit rating and issue bonds. Liberia's Paris Club creditors agreed to cancel Liberia's debt as well. The IMF has completed the sixth review of Liberia's extended credit facility, bringing total disbursements to over $379 million. The African Development Bank approved a grant of $48 million in 2011 to support economic governance and competitiveness. Rebuilding infrastructure and raising incomes will depend on generous financial and technical assistance from donor countries and foreign investment in key sectors, such as infrastructure and power generation. The country has achieved high growth during 2010-12 due to favorable world prices for its commodities.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people 175.85
Ranked 23th. 74% more than Liberia
101.02
Ranked 63th.
Economy > Exports $24.65 billion
Ranked 70th. 32 times more than Liberia
$774.80 million
Ranked 156th.

Crime > Violent crime > Murders 2,638
Ranked 15th. 7 times more than Liberia
371
Ranked 92nd.
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet appointed by the president Cabinet appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
1.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Ecuador

Education > Compulsary education duration 15
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Liberia
6
Ranked 180th.

People > Gender > Female population 12.24 million
Ranked 72nd. 55% more than Liberia
7.91 million
Ranked 82nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 3.56 million
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Liberia
3.31 million
Ranked 80th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $8,059.06 per capita
Ranked 48th. 18 times more than Liberia
$440.66 per capita
Ranked 115th.

Agriculture > Rural population 24,939
Ranked 131st.
37,761
Ranked 84th. 51% more than Ecuador

People > Mother's mean age at first birth 21.8
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Liberia
19.1
Ranked 11th.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 1,149.34 kWh per capita
Ranked 81st. 11 times more than Liberia
101.85 kWh per capita
Ranked 128th.

People > Death rate 5.03 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 183th.
10.12 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Ecuador

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Water > 1.5 litre bottle $0.92
Ranked 73th.
$1.00
Ranked 5th. 9% more than Ecuador
Environment > Ecological footprint 2.4
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Liberia
1.16
Ranked 100th.
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 2,087
Ranked 26th.
2,391
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Ecuador
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Loaf of bread > Fresh, white $1.34
Ranked 63th.
$1.75
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Ecuador
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador or CONAIE [Humberto CHOLANGO]<br />Federation of Indigenous Evangelists of Ecuador or FEINE [Manuel CHUGCHILAN, president]<br />National Federation of Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos and Peasants or FENOCIN<br />National Teacher's Union or UNE [Mariana PALLASCO] <strong>other: </strong>demobilized former military officers
Geography > Natural resources petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita $637.18
Ranked 36th. 46 times more than Liberia
$13.75
Ranked 102nd.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption 14.92 billion kWh
Ranked 51st. 48 times more than Liberia
311.6 million kWh
Ranked 125th.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 80.66%
Ranked 69th. 47% more than Liberia
54.85%
Ranked 175th.

Education > Adult literacy rate > Total 84.19
Ranked 18th. 45% more than Liberia
58.1
Ranked 95th.

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 283,560 km²
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than Liberia
111,370 km²
Ranked 102nd.

People > Population growth rate 1.4%
Ranked 86th.
2.56%
Ranked 27th. 83% more than Ecuador

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 19.88 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
28.89 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 45% more than Ecuador

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 733.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Liberia
176.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 73,460.7 sq. km
Ranked 82nd. 3 times more than Liberia
26,300 sq. km
Ranked 109th.

Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 3.83
Ranked 38th.
95.41
Ranked 1st. 25 times more than Ecuador

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 75.92
Ranked 60th. 27% more than Liberia
59.86
Ranked 166th.

Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 346.44
Ranked 117th. 9 times more than Liberia
36.97
Ranked 186th.
Military > Personnel > Per capita 3.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
4.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th. 28% more than Ecuador

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 153th.
0.0
Ranked 186th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.0758
Ranked 144th.
0.11
Ranked 118th. 46% more than Ecuador

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 125
Ranked 43th. 10% more than Liberia
114
Ranked 82nd.

Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 23.3 CIA
Ranked 123th. 5 times more than Liberia
4.4 CIA
Ranked 149th.
Media > Internet users 3.35 million
Ranked 63th. 168 times more than Liberia
20,000
Ranked 186th.
Economy > Public debt 21% of GDP
Ranked 126th. 53 times more than Liberia
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 149th.

Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 5.1%
Ranked 77th.
6.8%
Ranked 49th. 33% more than Ecuador

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.52
Ranked 32nd.
26.4
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Ecuador

Education > Average years of schooling of adults 6.4
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Liberia
2.5
Ranked 90th.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ $9.87 billion
Ranked 29th. 171 times more than Liberia
$57.60 million
Ranked 93th.

Language > Languages Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua) English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 58.8%
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Liberia
17.7%
Ranked 3rd.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 2.5 million
Ranked 75th. 12% more than Liberia
2.23 million
Ranked 80th.

Military > Battle-related deaths > Number of people 45
Ranked 25th.
1,746
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Ecuador

Economy > Exports per capita $1,591.12
Ranked 86th. 9 times more than Liberia
$184.90
Ranked 153th.

Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 2,087
Ranked 26th.
2,391
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Ecuador

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Milk > 1 litre $0.96
Ranked 119th.
$1.95
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Ecuador
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 35.99%
Ranked 56th. 81% more than Liberia
19.85%
Ranked 170th.

Government > Administrative divisions 24 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Azuay, Bolivar, Canar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Galapagos, Guayas, Imbabura, Loja, Los Rios, Manabi, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Pichincha, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Sucumbios, Tungurahua, Zamora-Chinchipe 15 counties; Bomi, Bong, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Grand Cape Mount, Grand Gedeh, Grand Kru, Lofa, Margibi, Maryland, Montserrado, Nimba, River Cess, River Gee, Sinoe
Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent index 14.16
Ranked 102nd.
61.99
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Ecuador
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 13.51 million
Ranked 74th. 32% more than Liberia
10.27 million
Ranked 80th.

Education > Literacy > Total population 92.5%
Ranked 72nd. 61% more than Liberia
57.5%
Ranked 137th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 1.16 million
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Liberia
1.09 million
Ranked 80th.

People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 21.4%
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Liberia
4.8%
Ranked 160th.
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Egg > Dozen $1.80
Ranked 112th.
$2.80
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Ecuador
Education > College and university > Gender parity index 1.15
Ranked 76th. 2 times more than Liberia
0.554
Ranked 92nd.

Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 3 bedroom apartment > City centre $628.41
Ranked 114th.
$3,500.00
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ecuador
Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index 47.7
Ranked 3rd. 25% more than Liberia
38.2
Ranked 20th.
Religion > Religions > All Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Education > Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 115th. The same as Liberia
6
Ranked 140th.

Military > Global Peace Index 2.06
Ranked 80th. 1% more than Liberia
2.05
Ranked 83th.

Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Liberia
6
Ranked 161st.

Media > Televisions per 1000 188.26
Ranked 87th. 8 times more than Liberia
22.41
Ranked 152nd.
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 233.29
Ranked 75th. 6% more than Liberia
220.39
Ranked 80th.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 11.97 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 77th. 11 times more than Liberia
1.09 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 146th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 49.44%
Ranked 132nd.
59.35%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Ecuador

Education > Children out of school, primary, female 21,214
Ranked 26th.
194,833
Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Ecuador

Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 2,990.8
Ranked 74th. 93% more than Liberia
1,553.4
Ranked 118th.

People > Population in 2015 15,144 thousand
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Liberia
4,381 thousand
Ranked 121st.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.3
Ranked 23th.
28.7
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Ecuador

Geography > Terrain coastal plain (costa), inter-Andean central highlands (sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (oriente) mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 75.73 years
Ranked 81st. 33% more than Liberia
57 years
Ranked 188th.

Military > Paramilitary personnel 400
Ranked 109th.
0.0
Ranked 143th.
Military > Service age and obligation 20 years of age for selective conscript military service; 12-month service obligation 16 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
Geography > Location Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 6.43 million
Ranked 17th. 15 times more than Liberia
421,053
Ranked 2nd.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 4.36%
Ranked 4th. 55% more than Liberia
2.81%
Ranked 17th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 8%, industry 24%, services 68% agriculture 70%, industry 8%, services 22%
Labor > Unemployment rate 5%
Ranked 76th.
85%
Ranked 1st. 17 times more than Ecuador
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 7.51
Ranked 12th. 22% more than Liberia
6.16
Ranked 33th.

People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 4.94
Ranked 173th.
9.2
Ranked 64th. 86% more than Ecuador

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 22.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
49.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Ecuador

Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index 0.679
Ranked 82nd.
0.0
Ranked 153th.
Government > Executive branch > Head of government President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 15 January 2007) President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006)
Geography > Coastline 2,237 km
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Liberia
579 km
Ranked 101st.

Labor > Labor force 4.59 million
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Liberia
1.37 million
Ranked 119th.
Environment > Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
Energy > Oil > Consumption 181,000 bbl/day
Ranked 53th. 45 times more than Liberia
4,000 bbl/day
Ranked 163th.

Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 78.89
Ranked 58th. 30% more than Liberia
60.81
Ranked 166th.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 26.66%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Liberia
3.56%
Ranked 18th.
Health > Life expectancy > Men 73 years
Ranked 15th. 30% more than Liberia
56 years
Ranked 62nd.
Media > Television > List of TV stations <p>TC Television - private</p> </p>Ecuavisa - private</p> </p>Telesistema - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19401181">Full Article</a> <p>Clar TV - private</p> </p>Power TV - private</p> </p>DC TV - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729507">Full Article</a>
People > Total fertility rate 2.33 children born/woman
Ranked 94th.
4.92 children born/woman
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Ecuador

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 73.08
Ranked 63th. 24% more than Liberia
58.95
Ranked 163th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 30.07%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Liberia
14.62%
Ranked 171st.

Media > Television receivers > Per capita 131.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 5 times more than Liberia
28.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 15 January 2007) President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address Avenida Guayacanes N52-205 y Avenida Avigiras P.O. Box 98, Monrovia
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 110.71
Ranked 82nd. 96% more than Liberia
56.39
Ranked 165th.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $149.50 billion
Ranked 60th. 57 times more than Liberia
$2.65 billion
Ranked 169th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $3.96
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Liberia
$0.32
Ranked 141st.
Government > Capital city > Name Quito Monrovia
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 0 13 S, 78 30 W 6 18 N, 10 48 W
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1997 UN decl. sign. Illegal (Penalty: 1 year imprisonment)
Government > International organization participation CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.62
Ranked 76th.
0.97
Ranked 10th. 56% more than Ecuador

Media > Internet > Users per 1000 110.46
Ranked 87th. 339 times more than Liberia
0.326
Ranked 170th.

Religion > Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity, Islam, indigenous beliefs
Geography > Area > Water 6,720 sq km
Ranked 61st.
15,049 sq km
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Ecuador

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 29%
Ranked 86th.
43.6%
Ranked 18th. 50% more than Ecuador

Military > Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
Media > Broadcast media Ecuador has multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations; broadcast media required by law to give the government free air time to broadcast programs produced by the state 3
Transport > Airports 432
Ranked 20th. 15 times more than Liberia
29
Ranked 120th.

Agriculture > Produce > Banana > Production 5 million metric tonnes
Ranked 3rd. 56 times more than Liberia
90,000 metric tonnes
Ranked 45th.
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Nevada slightly larger than Tennessee
Language > Major language(s) Spanish, indigenous languages English, 29 African languages belonging to the Mande, Kwa or Mel linguistic groups
People > Gender > Male population 12.17 million
Ranked 70th. 52% more than Liberia
8 million
Ranked 82nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 8.78 million
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Liberia
3.16 million
Ranked 99th.

Industry > Gross value added by construction 9.83 billion
Ranked 45th. 274 times more than Liberia
35.86 million
Ranked 191st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 55.35%
Ranked 128th.
64.58%
Ranked 22nd. 17% more than Ecuador

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Background > Overview <p>Ecuador is a patchwork of indigenous communities, including people of colonial Spanish origins and the descendants of African slaves. </p> <p>Its capital, Quito, once a part of the Inca empire, has some of the best-preserved early colonial architecture on the continent. </p> <p>Traditionally a farming country, Ecuador&#039;s economy was transformed after the 1960s by the growth of industry and the discovery of oil. There was rapid growth and progress in health, education and housing.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19331501">Full Article</a> <p>Liberia is Africa&#039;s oldest republic, but it became better known in the 1990s for its long-running, ruinous civil war and its role in a rebellion in neighbouring Sierra Leone. </p> <p>Although founded by freed American and Caribbean slaves, Liberia is mostly inhabited by indigenous Africans, with the slaves&#039; descendants comprising 5% of the population.</p> <p>The West African nation was relatively calm until 1980 when William Tolbert was overthrown by Sergeant Samuel Doe after food price riots. The coup marked the end of dominance by the minority Americo-Liberians, who had ruled since independence, but heralded a period of instability. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729504">Full Article</a>
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 6.7%
Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Liberia
3%
Ranked 201st.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 36.1%
Ranked 49th. 7 times more than Liberia
5.4%
Ranked 214th.

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 47.78 people/m²
Ranked 129th. 40% more than Liberia
34.09 people/m²
Ranked 147th.

Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 148th.
48 hours
Ranked 47th. 20% more than Ecuador
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 52.04
Ranked 93th. 2181 times more than Liberia
0.0239
Ranked 183th.

Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $25,000.00
Ranked 1st. 340 times more than Liberia
$73.51
Ranked 61st.

Crime > Murders > WHO 16.8
Ranked 33th. The same as Liberia
16.8
Ranked 35th.
Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita 1.03 per 1 million people
Ranked 65th.
6.83 per 1 million people
Ranked 59th. 7 times more than Ecuador

Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $7.94 billion
Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Liberia
$673.41 million
Ranked 83th.

People > Nationality > Noun Ecuadorian(s) Liberian(s)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 117
Ranked 125th.
161
Ranked 26th. 38% more than Ecuador
Economy > Inequality > GINI index 54.37
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Liberia
52.56
Ranked 5th.
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 1.2 million
Ranked 93th. 3 times more than Liberia
385,000
Ranked 125th.

Media > Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Vision - private, Quito and Guayaquil</p> </p>Radio Quito - private, mediumwave (AM)</p> </p>Cadena Radial Ecuatoriana (CRE) - private, Guayaquil-based network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19401181">Full Article</a> <p>Liberian Broadcasting System (LBS) - state-run</p> </p>Star Radio - operated in partnership with Swiss-based Hirondelle Foundation</p> </p>UNMIL Radio - operated by United Nations mission</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13729507">Full Article</a>
Economy > Imports per capita $1,586.60
Ranked 108th. 3 times more than Liberia
$542.90
Ranked 147th.

Economy > Gross National Income per capita $1,092.09
Ranked 95th. 7 times more than Liberia
$153.11
Ranked 154th.
Education > Literacy > Female 91%
Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Liberia
41.6%
Ranked 137th.
Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry 21.2%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Liberia
8%
Ranked 17th.
Labor > Labor force, total 7.39 million
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Liberia
1.47 million
Ranked 132nd.

Agriculture > Farm workers 1.18 million
Ranked 67th. 34% more than Liberia
883,000
Ranked 73th.

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 19.65 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 97th.
74.52 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Ecuador

Crime > United States extradition treaties > Entered into force November 12, 1873<br>May 29, 1941 November 21, 1939
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 54.33%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Liberia
22.64%
Ranked 171st.

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Chimborazo 6,267 m Mount Wuteve 1,380 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 115 Int. $
Ranked 37th. 24% more than Liberia
93 Int. $
Ranked 134th.

Military > Military expenditures 2.3% of GDP
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Liberia
0.8% of GDP
Ranked 23th.
Agriculture > Products bananas, coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, manioc, plantains, sugarcane; cattle, sheep, pigs, beef, pork, dairy products; balsa wood; fish, shrimp rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava, palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 35.13
Ranked 111th. 9 times more than Liberia
3.79
Ranked 183th.

Cost of living > Restaurant prices > McDonalds meal $5.00
Ranked 116th.
$9.00
Ranked 4th. 80% more than Ecuador
Economy > Development > Human Development Index 0.724
Ranked 89th. 87% more than Liberia
0.388
Ranked 172nd.

Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 2.31% per 1 million people
Ranked 3rd.
26.1% per 1 million people
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than Ecuador
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.37
Ranked 42nd.
47.76
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than Ecuador

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 4.76%
Ranked 148th.
6.88%
Ranked 25th. 44% more than Ecuador

People > Physicians density 1.69 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 23th. 169 times more than Liberia
0.01 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 58th.
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Chicken breasts > Skinless, boneless $5.44
Ranked 93th.
$10.00
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Ecuador
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 97.84 hectares
Ranked 49th.
122.27 hectares
Ranked 118th. 25% more than Ecuador

Military > Military branches Ecuadorian Armed Forces: Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana, FTE), Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador (FNE), includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $0.66
Ranked 104th. 4 times more than Liberia
$0.17
Ranked 137th.

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 349.51 kW
Ranked 106th. 7 times more than Liberia
49.77 kW
Ranked 152nd.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 7.34 million
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Liberia
2.32 million
Ranked 104th.

Education > College and university > Gender ratio 115.11
Ranked 54th. 55% more than Liberia
74.17
Ranked 82nd.

Economy > Exports > Commodities petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 1,108.04 kWh
Ranked 77th. 12 times more than Liberia
92.41 kWh
Ranked 124th.

Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $0.58
Ranked 152nd.
$1.17
Ranked 117th. 2 times more than Ecuador

Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index 96.6%
Ranked 152nd.
99.3%
Ranked 138th. 3% more than Ecuador

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 12.07 million
Ranked 74th. 28% more than Liberia
9.44 million
Ranked 80th.

Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 10.85 billion
Ranked 61st. 138 times more than Liberia
78.87 million
Ranked 175th.

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 283,560
Ranked 71st. 3 times more than Liberia
111,370
Ranked 99th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 8.3%
Ranked 28th.
70%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Ecuador
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 52,524
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Liberia
21,063
Ranked 61st.
Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > City centre $377.08
Ranked 103th.
$1,750.00
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Ecuador
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Apple > 1kg $2.19
Ranked 84th.
$4.00
Ranked 2nd. 83% more than Ecuador
Energy > Electricity > Production 21.84 billion kWh
Ranked 54th. 65 times more than Liberia
335 million kWh
Ranked 118th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form Republic of Ecuador Republic of Liberia
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 3.51 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th.
3.64 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st. 4% more than Ecuador
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 3.17 million
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Liberia
511,763
Ranked 119th.

People > Cities > Urban population 75,061
Ranked 93th. 21% more than Liberia
62,239
Ranked 140th.

Geography > Land use > Arable land 4.51%
Ranked 155th. 12% more than Liberia
4.04%
Ranked 157th.

Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 17.5%
Ranked 65th. 3 times more than Liberia
6%
Ranked 104th.
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 63.11
Ranked 94th. 22 times more than Liberia
2.87
Ranked 137th.
Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 70.4%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Liberia
22%
Ranked 20th.
Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries Colombia 590 km, Peru 1,420 km Guinea 563 km, Cote d'Ivoire 716 km, Sierra Leone 306 km
Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 38.04
Ranked 89th. 19 times more than Liberia
2
Ranked 128th.
Economy > Imports $24.58 billion
Ranked 68th. 11 times more than Liberia
$2.27 billion
Ranked 147th.

People > Nationality > Adjective Ecuadorian Liberian
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index 107.2%
Ranked 82nd. 10% more than Liberia
97.3%
Ranked 160th.

Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered 75-89 <25
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 107th.
1 male(s)/female
Ranked 89th. 1% more than Ecuador

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 9.81%
Ranked 148th.
13.93%
Ranked 25th. 42% more than Ecuador

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.67 births per woman
Ranked 83th.
6.78 births per woman
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Ecuador

Government > Executive branch > Elections the president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term and can be re-elected for another consecutive term; election last held on 17 February 2013 (next to be held in 2017) president elected by popular vote for a six-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 11 October and 8 November 2011 (next to be held in 2017)
Health > Infant mortality rate 24.49
Ranked 83th.
130.51
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Ecuador
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 308
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Liberia
20
Ranked 65th.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP 2.8%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Liberia
1.3%
Ranked 69th.

Economy > Budget > Expenditures $35.48 billion
Ranked 61st. 83 times more than Liberia
$427.10 million
Ranked 169th.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 134th. 2% more than Liberia
1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 208th.

Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $33.81 billion
Ranked 32nd. 42 times more than Liberia
$811.44 million
Ranked 82nd.

Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.63 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd.
31.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 16th. 19 times more than Ecuador

Energy > Crude oil > Production 504,500 bbl/day
Ranked 30th.
0.0
Ranked 198th.

Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 99.14
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Liberia
14.19
Ranked 63th.

Cost of living > Restaurant prices > Restaurant index 26.5
Ranked 132nd.
50.15
Ranked 3rd. 89% more than Ecuador
Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 9.37 billion
Ranked 119th.
25.16 billion
Ranked 107th. 3 times more than Ecuador

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $964.86 per capita
Ranked 3rd. 35 times more than Liberia
$27.86 per capita
Ranked 35th.
Transport > Rail > Railway length 966 km
Ranked 86th. 97% more than Liberia
490 km
Ranked 112th.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Cost of living > Sports > Tennis court hire > 1 hour, weekend $10.50
Ranked 89th. 5% more than Liberia
$10.00
Ranked 2nd.
People > Major infectious diseases > Degree of risk high very high
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ $29.65 billion
Ranked 31st. 104 times more than Liberia
$284.56 million
Ranked 96th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 12.98%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Liberia
3.22%
Ranked 173th.

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 1
Ranked 202nd.
3
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Ecuador

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $745.00 million
Ranked 93th. 5 times more than Liberia
$158.00 million
Ranked 126th.

Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 1.56
Ranked 92nd. 11 times more than Liberia
0.136
Ranked 155th.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 600.81 per 1,000 people
Ranked 69th. 216 times more than Liberia
2.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 188th.

Government > National symbol(s) Andean condor white star
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 634.7
Ranked 76th. 74 times more than Liberia
8.56
Ranked 199th.

Geography > Irrigated land 8,650 sq km
Ranked 45th. 288 times more than Liberia
30 sq km
Ranked 155th.

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 6.55 billion
Ranked 59th. 87 times more than Liberia
75.21 million
Ranked 186th.

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $82.73 billion
Ranked 57th. 52 times more than Liberia
$1.58 billion
Ranked 156th.

Military > Armed forces personnel > Total 58,400
Ranked 62nd. 29 times more than Liberia
2,000
Ranked 148th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 115.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th. 370 times more than Liberia
0.312 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.

Economy > GDP per person 4,201.76
Ranked 84th. 19 times more than Liberia
221.57
Ranked 166th.

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 5.66 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Liberia
1.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th.

Education > Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 55th. The same as Liberia
10 years
Ranked 62nd.
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.0
Ranked 167th.
20%
Ranked 61st.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 19.8
Ranked 82nd.
56
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Ecuador

Cost of living > Restaurant prices > 3 course meal for 2 $15.50
Ranked 129th.
$29.00
Ranked 5th. 87% more than Ecuador
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 227
Ranked 131st. Twice as much as Liberia
113
Ranked 152nd.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 23.73%
Ranked 48th. 9 times more than Liberia
2.52%
Ranked 192nd.

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 149.02
Ranked 107th. 62446 times more than Liberia
0.00239
Ranked 203th.

Health > Life expectancy > Women 79 years
Ranked 11th. 34% more than Liberia
59 years
Ranked 63th.
Economy > Exports > Main exports Petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish Diamonds, iron ore, rubber, timber, coffee, cocoa
Geography > Natural hazards frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts -
Labor > Employment rate > Adults 60.5
Ranked 65th.
65.9
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Ecuador

Government > Flag description three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Columbia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; the yellow color represents sunshine, grain, and mineral wealth, blue the sky, sea, and rivers, and red the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice 11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a white five-pointed star appears on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence; the blue square represents the African mainland, and the star represents the freedom granted to the ex-slaves; according to the constitution, the blue color signifies liberty, justice, and fidelity, the white color purity, cleanliness, and guilelessness, and the red color steadfastness, valor, and fervor
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $949.73
Ranked 3rd. 32 times more than Liberia
$29.53
Ranked 39th.
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 365.06 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 19th.
366.28 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 75th. About the same as Ecuador

Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 200 nautical mile
Ranked 4th. The same as Liberia
200 nautical mile
Ranked 6th.

Labor > Expense > Current LCU 4.88 billion
Ranked 29th.
23.29 billion
Ranked 82nd. 5 times more than Ecuador

Economy > Debt > External $17.68 billion
Ranked 79th. 51 times more than Liberia
$349.20 million
Ranked 165th.

Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city centre $277.05
Ranked 89th.
$1,000.00
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Ecuador
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 600.99$
Ranked 61st. 153 times more than Liberia
3.92$
Ranked 120th.

Media > Televisions 2.5 million
Ranked 59th. 36 times more than Liberia
70,000
Ranked 141st.
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 97th. 11 times more than Liberia
0.101 per 1,000 people
Ranked 160th.

Education > Secondary education, pupils 1.53 million
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Liberia
237,643
Ranked 98th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 131.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd. 61 times more than Liberia
2.15 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.

People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage 8%
Ranked 3rd.
21%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Ecuador
Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 39th. 37% more than Liberia
0.73
Ranked 165th.

Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.264
Ranked 128th.
0.912
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Ecuador
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $1,276.56 per capita
Ranked 69th. 31% more than Liberia
$974.64 per capita
Ranked 70th.

People > Major infectious diseases > Food or waterborne diseases bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 57.5%
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Liberia
17.7%
Ranked 8th.

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 28.8
Ranked 73th. 54 times more than Liberia
0.53
Ranked 180th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 1,193.69 kWh per capita
Ranked 101st. 11 times more than Liberia
109.51 kWh per capita
Ranked 151st.

Geography > Area > Land per 1000 19.08 sq km
Ranked 72nd.
26.23 sq km
Ranked 56th. 37% more than Ecuador

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