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Crime > Murder rate: Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries.
Crime > Rape rate: Number of rape incidents per 100,000 citizens in different countries. Figures do not take into account rape incidents that go unreported to the police.
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 > 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.
Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people: The number of recorded rapes. Large numbers of rapes go unreported. South Africa is estimated to have 500,000 rapes per year, Egypt 200,000, China 32,000 and the UK with 85,000 rapes per year. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
Environment > Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
Units: Metric Tons
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.
Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use: Estimate of percentage of 15-64 year old population who use Cannabis.
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.
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Crime > Violent crime > Rapes: The number of recorded rapes. Large numbers of rapes go unreported. South Africa is estimated to have 500,000 rapes per year, Egypt 200,000, China 32,000 and the UK with 85,000 rapes per year.
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.
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people: Total number of divorces in given year by country. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Education > Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
People > Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
Environment > Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
Units: Hectares per Person
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
Education > College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric
Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
Education > Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
Military > Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
Education > Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
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.
Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people: 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."
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.
Economy > Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index: Score on Global Terrorism Index. A high value indicates that a country is affected by many terrorist incidents with a strong impact in terms of fatalities, injuries and damaged property.
Culture > Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.
Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
Health > Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
Media > Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita: This entry is the total oil produced in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
Crime > International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End: Date term of judges of different nationality in the International Court of Justice will come to an end.
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.
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded: Temperature.
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Media > Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Religion > Major religion(s): Country major religions.
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
Military > Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
Language > Major language(s): Country major languages.
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
Industry > Gross value added by construction: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
Background > Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
Crime > Murders > WHO: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
Economy > Inequality > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality."
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
Media > Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Economy > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Economy > Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Military > Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
Labor > Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
Military > Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Economy > Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
People > Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Military > Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces: Total number of divorces in given year by country.
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."
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.
Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
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.
Transport > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
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."
Industry > Manufacturing growth: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
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.
Industry > Growth: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
Economy > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
Economy > Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Transport > Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$: Industry, value added (current US$). Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
Economy > Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
Government > National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Labor > GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Health > Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
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.
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
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.
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.
Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Education > College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
Language > Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
Media > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	France	Sierra Leone
Crime > Murder rate	1.31	2.6
Crime > Rape rate	16.2 Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Sierra Leone	1.4 Ranked 47th.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate	682 Ranked 37th.	837 Ranked 61st. 23% more than France
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people	10.54 Ranked 98th.	151.3 Ranked 43th. 14 times more than France
Economy > GDP	$2.61 trillion Ranked 6th. 688 times more than Sierra Leone	$3.80 billion Ranked 146th.
Economy > GDP per capita	$39,771.84 Ranked 20th. 63 times more than Sierra Leone	$634.92 Ranked 159th.
Economy > Gross National Income	$1.38 trillion Ranked 5th. 1990 times more than Sierra Leone	$693.45 million Ranked 132nd.
Economy > Population below poverty line	7.8% Ranked 44th.	70.2% Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than France
Geography > Land area > Square miles	210,026 square miles Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	27,699 square miles Ranked 57th.
Government > Government type	republic	constitutional democracy
Government > Legal system	civil law; review of administrative but not legislative acts	mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate	1.99% Ranked 32nd.	2% Ranked 27th. 1% more than France
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people	3.37 per 1,000 people Ranked 3rd. 112 times more than Sierra Leone	0.03 per 1,000 people Ranked 65th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14	15.82% Ranked 91st.	21.15% Ranked 21st. 34% more than France
People > Population	65.95 million Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Sierra Leone	5.61 million Ranked 110th.
Geography > Area > Comparative	slightly less than the size of Texas	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents	31.2 Ranked 12th. 52 times more than Sierra Leone	0.6 Ranked 159th.
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -	-4.9% of GDP Ranked 141st.	-5.3% of GDP Ranked 146th. 8% more than France
Geography > Climate	<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation<br /><strong>Guadeloupe and Martinique:</strong> subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)	tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people	156.22 Ranked 21st. 11 times more than Sierra Leone	14.28 Ranked 75th.
Geography > Area > Land	545,630 sq km Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	71,620 sq km Ranked 117th.
Government > Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat	unicameral Parliament
Geography > Geographic coordinates	<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>46 00 N, 2 00 E<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> 4 00 N, 53 00 W<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> 16 15 N, 61 35 W<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> 14 40 N, 61 00 W<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> 12 50 S, 45 10 E<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> 21 06 S, 55 36 E	8 30 N, 11 30 W
Religion > Religions	Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%	Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future	0.074 Ranked 60th.	0.276 Ranked 39th. 4 times more than France
Environment > Marine fish catch	498,887 tons Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Sierra Leone	41,909 tons Ranked 66th.
People > Ethnic groups	Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities<br /><strong>overseas departments:</strong> black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian	Temne 35%, Mende 31%, Limba 8%, Kono 5%, Kriole 2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians)
Government > Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total	643,801 sq km Ranked 44th. 9 times more than Sierra Leone	71,740 sq km Ranked 120th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent	10.68% Ranked 106th.	14.32% Ranked 20th. 34% more than France
Government > Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2010
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares	18.51 million hectares Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Sierra Leone	570,000 hectares Ranked 121st.
Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use	8.6% Ranked 4th.	16.1% Ranked 1st. 87% more than France
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage	url= http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F2300.xhtml \|title=Salaire minimum de croissance (Smic) - Service-public.fr \|publisher=Vosdroits.service-public.fr \|date=1970-01-01 \|accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>	21,000 Sierra Leonean leones ($5.75) per month.
Crime > Violent crime > Rapes	10,108 Ranked 5th. 128 times more than Sierra Leone	79 Ranked 66th.
Government > Judicial branch	Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (judges are appointed by the president from nominations of the High Council of the Judiciary); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (three members appointed by the president, three appointed by the president of the National Assembly, and three appointed by the president of the Senate); Council of State or Conseil d'Etat	Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court
Education > Children out of school, primary	40,088 Ranked 46th.	352,310 Ranked 16th. 9 times more than France
Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	578 Ranked 20th. 96 times more than Sierra Leone	6 Ranked 178th.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita	$33,214.81 Ranked 24th. 40 times more than Sierra Leone	$836.58 Ranked 173th.
Geography > Land area > Sq. km	547,660 sq km Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	71,620 sq km Ranked 113th.
People > Birth rate	12.6 births/1,000 population Ranked 157th.	37.77 births/1,000 population Ranked 17th. 3 times more than France
Crime > Drugs > Opiates use	0.4% Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Sierra Leone	0.2% Ranked 3rd.
People > Population growth	0.074% Ranked 60th.	0.276% Ranked 39th. 4 times more than France
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary	17.52 Ranked 72nd.	32.99 Ranked 28th. 88% more than France
Economy > Budget > Revenues	$1.36 trillion Ranked 5th. 2354 times more than Sierra Leone	$576.90 million Ranked 177th.
People > Age distribution > Median age	46.7 years Ranked 83th. 33% more than Sierra Leone	35.17 years Ranked 177th.
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP	$35,300.00 Ranked 24th. 27 times more than Sierra Leone	$1,300.00 Ranked 167th.
Industry > Manufacturing output	268.65 billion Ranked 5th. 1579 times more than Sierra Leone	170.16 million Ranked 140th.
Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year)	1,977 Ranked 15th.	1,998 Ranked 16th. 1% more than France
Government > Political parties and leaders	Centrist and Republican Union or UCR [Francois ZOCCHETTO] (previously Centrist Union<br />Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU] (previously Union for French Democracy or UDF)<br />Europe Ecology - The Greens or EELV [Pascal DURAND]<br />French Communist Party or PCF [Pierre LAURENT]<br />Left Front Coalition or FDG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON]<br />Left Party or PG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON and Martine BILLARD]<br />Left Radical Party or PRG [Jean-Michel BAYLET] (previously Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG)<br />Movement for France or MPF [Philippe DE VILLIERS]<br />National Front or FN [Marine LE PEN]<br />New Anticapitalist Party or NPA [collective leadership; main spokesperson Christine POUPIN]<br />New Center or NC [Herve MORIN]<br />Radical Party [Jean-Louis BORLOO]<br />Rally for France or RPF [Charles PASQUA]<br />Republican and Citizen Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT]<br />Socialist Party or PS [Haerlem DESIR]<br />United Republic or RS [Dominique DE VILLEPIN]<br />Union for a Popular Movement or UMP [Jean-Francois COPE]<br />Worker's Struggle (Lutte Ouvriere) or LO [collective leadership; spokespersons Nathalie ARTHAUD and Arlette LAQUILLER]	All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA]<br />Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Darlington MORRISON]<br />People's Movement for Democratic Change or PMDC [Charles MARGAI]<br />Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Julius Maada BIO]<br />numerous others
Economy > Economy > Overview	The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With at least 79 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of free markets on public health and welfare. France's real GDP contracted 2.6% in 2009, but recovered somewhat in 2010 and 2011, before stagnating in 2012. The unemployment rate increased from 7.4% in 2008 to 10.3% in 2012. Youth unemployment shot up to 24.2% during the third quarter of 2012 in metropolitan France. Lower-than-expected growth and high unemployment costs have strained France's public finances. The budget deficit rose sharply from 3.4% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 4.8% of GDP in 2012, while France's public debt rose from 68% of GDP to 90% over the same period. Under President SARKOZY, Paris implemented some austerity measures to bring the budget deficit under the 3% euro-zone ceiling by 2013 and to highlight France's commitment to fiscal discipline at a time of intense financial market scrutiny of euro-zone debt. Socialist Party candidate Francois HOLLANDE won the May 2012 presidential election, after advocating pro-growth economic policies, the separation of banks' traditional deposit taking and lending activities from more speculative businesses, increasing the top corporate and personal tax rates, and hiring an additional 60,000 teachers during his five-year term. The government's attempt to introduce a 75% wealth tax on income over one million euros for two years was struck down by the French Constitutional Council in December 2012 because it applied to individuals rather than households. France ratified the EU fiscal stability treaty in October 2012 and HOLLANDE's government has maintained France's commitment to meeting the budget deficit target of 3% of GDP during 2013 even amid signs that economic growth will be lower than the government's forecast of 0.8%. Despite stagnant growth and fiscal challenges, France's borrowing costs declined during the second half of 2012 to euro-era lows.	Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure has yet to recover from the civil war, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of the processing of raw materials and of light manufacturing for the domestic market. Alluvial diamond mining remains the major source of hard currency earnings, accounting for nearly half of Sierra Leone's exports. The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF completed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program that helped stabilize economic growth and reduce inflation and in 2010 approved a new program worth $45 million over three years. Political stability has led to a revival of economic activity such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining, which are set to benefit from planned tax incentives. A number of offshore oil discoveries were announced in 2009 and 2010. The development of these reserves, which could be significant, is still several years away, however, growth skyrocketed to more than 20% in 2012, as exploitation activities began.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people	10.54 Ranked 98th.	151.3 Ranked 43th. 14 times more than France
Economy > Exports	$567.40 billion Ranked 5th. 595 times more than Sierra Leone	$953.40 million Ranked 152nd.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders	682 Ranked 37th.	837 Ranked 61st. 23% more than France
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet	Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister	Ministers of State appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people	7.7 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone	1.21 per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people	1.99 Ranked 34th.	5.6 Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than France
Education > Compulsary education duration	11 Ranked 46th. 83% more than Sierra Leone	6 Ranked 103th.
People > Gender > Female population	40.01 million Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Sierra Leone	7 million Ranked 87th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total	12.51 million Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	2.94 million Ranked 81st.
Economy > GDP > Per capita	$31,161.17 per capita Ranked 21st. 38 times more than Sierra Leone	$820.04 per capita Ranked 111th.
Agriculture > Rural population	17,784 Ranked 161st.	44,095 Ranked 66th. 2 times more than France
People > Mother's mean age at first birth	28.6 Ranked 4th. 51% more than Sierra Leone	19 Ranked 11th.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita	7,328.28 kWh per capita Ranked 24th. 605 times more than Sierra Leone	12.11 kWh per capita Ranked 154th.
People > Death rate	8.96 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 68th.	11.26 deaths/1,000 population Ranked 35th. 26% more than France
Environment > Ecological footprint	4.9 Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Sierra Leone	0.73 Ranked 139th.
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	867 Ranked 93th.	2,526 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than France
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders	Confederation francaise democratique du travail or CFDT, left-leaning labor union with approximately 803,000 members<br />Confederation francaise de l'encadrement - Confederation generale des cadres or CFE-CGC, independent white-collar union with 196,000 members<br />Confederation francaise des travailleurs chretiens of CFTC, independent labor union founded by Catholic workers that claims 132,000 members<br />Confederation generale du travail or CGT, historically communist labor union with approximately 700,000 members<br />Confederation generale du travail - Force ouvriere or FO, independent labor union with an estimated 300,000 members<br />Mouvement des entreprises de France or MEDEF, employers' union with 750,000 companies as members (claimed)<br /><br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong><br />conservationists<br />gold mining pressure groups<br />hunting pressure groups<br /><br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong><br />Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG<br />General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers or CGT-G<br />General Union of Guadeloupe Workers or UGTG<br />Movement for an Independent Guadeloupe or MPGI<br />The Socialist Renewal Movement<br /><br /><strong>Martinique:</strong><br />Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC<br />Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM<br />Frantz Fanon Circle<br />League of Workers and Peasants<br />Proletarian Action Group or GAP<br /><br /><strong>Reunion:</strong><br />NA	<strong>other: </strong>student unions; trade unions
Geography > Natural resources	<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay	diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita	$3,919.58 Ranked 20th. 347 times more than Sierra Leone	$11.31 Ranked 127th.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption	471 billion kWh Ranked 5th. 3491 times more than Sierra Leone	134.9 million kWh Ranked 143th.
People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio	84.5% Ranked 40th. 70% more than Sierra Leone	49.85% Ranked 195th.
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km	551,500 kmÂ² Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	71,740 kmÂ² Ranked 117th.
People > Population growth rate	0.47% Ranked 153th.	2.3% Ranked 36th. 5 times more than France
Geography > Area > Land > Per capita	8.94 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 4th.	11.38 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 120th. 27% more than France
Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita	789.48 per 1,000 people Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone	126.29 per 1,000 people Ranked 141st.
Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km	290,900 sq. km Ranked 38th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	34,350 sq. km Ranked 102nd.
Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000	0.613 Ranked 99th.	103.37 Ranked 2nd. 169 times more than France
Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years	81.67 Ranked 14th. 81% more than Sierra Leone	45.1 Ranked 196th.
Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people	825.96 Ranked 22nd. 65 times more than Sierra Leone	12.71 Ranked 201st.
Military > Personnel > Per capita	5.9 per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	2.35 per 1,000 people Ranked 119th.
Military > War deaths	0.0 Ranked 179th.	0.0 Ranked 147th.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita	0.281 Ranked 44th. 50% more than Sierra Leone	0.188 Ranked 85th.
Agriculture > Agricultural growth	92 Ranked 178th.	182 Ranked 2nd. 98% more than France
Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP	89.9 CIA Ranked 18th. 48% more than Sierra Leone	60.8 CIA Ranked 46th.
Media > Internet users	44.63 million Ranked 3rd. 2995 times more than Sierra Leone	14,900 Ranked 191st.
Economy > Public debt	90.3% of GDP Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	36.5% of GDP Ranked 97th.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices	2.2% Ranked 155th.	12.9% Ranked 16th. 6 times more than France
Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary	12.69 Ranked 64th.	26.64 Ranked 13th. 2 times more than France
Education > Average years of schooling of adults	7.9 Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	2.4 Ranked 92nd.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$	$253.61 billion Ranked 7th. 3823 times more than Sierra Leone	$66.33 million Ranked 112th.
Language > Languages	French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)	English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services	79.2% Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	33.2% Ranked 170th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total	8.44 million Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	1.99 million Ranked 81st.
Military > Battle-related deaths > Number of people	0.0 Ranked 41st.	2 Ranked 31st.
Economy > Exports per capita	$8,636.66 Ranked 35th. 54 times more than Sierra Leone	$159.47 Ranked 158th.
Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	867 Ranked 98th.	2,526 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than France
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent	35.41% Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	17.46% Ranked 183th.
Government > Administrative divisions	27 regions (regions, singular - region); Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie (Lower Normandy), Bourgogne (Burgundy), Bretagne (Brittany), Centre, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse (Corsica), Franche-Comte, Guadeloupe, Guyane (French Guiana), Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy), Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Martinique, Mayotte, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Reunion, Rhone-Alpes	3 provinces and 1 area; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total	42.85 million Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone	9.27 million Ranked 82nd.
Education > Literacy > Total population	99% Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	35.1% Ranked 19th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total	4.15 million Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	971,216 Ranked 81st.
Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	172.46 Ranked 9th. 11 times more than Sierra Leone	16 Ranked 48th.
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate	18.2% Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	6.8% Ranked 143th.
Education > College and university > Gender parity index	1.26 Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	0.387 Ranked 122nd.
Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index	32.7 Ranked 25th.	62.9 Ranked 1st. 92% more than France
Religion > Religions > All	Roman Catholic 83%-88%, Protestant 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 5%-10%, unaffiliated 4%	Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
Education > Primary education, duration > Years	5 Ranked 173th.	6 Ranked 108th. 20% more than France
Military > Global Peace Index	1.86 Ranked 6th.	1.9 Ranked 104th. 2% more than France
Education > Secondary education, duration > Years	7 Ranked 76th. 17% more than Sierra Leone	6 Ranked 137th.
Media > Televisions per 1000	559.1 Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Sierra Leone	11.25 Ranked 167th.
Health > Births and maternity > Future births	829.89 Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	198.82 Ranked 81st.
Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita	32.84 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 44th. 22 times more than Sierra Leone	1.49 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 137th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59	48.77% Ranked 149th.	61.39% Ranked 5th. 26% more than France
Education > Children out of school, primary, female	10,089 Ranked 57th.	206,411 Ranked 15th. 20 times more than France
Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	7,292.7 Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone	989.2 Ranked 148th.
People > Population in 2015	62,339 thousand Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Sierra Leone	6,897 thousand Ranked 106th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth	29.9 Ranked 4th. 3% more than Sierra Leone	29.1 Ranked 12th.
Geography > Terrain	<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast	coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population	81.19 years Ranked 13th. 45% more than Sierra Leone	56.13 years Ranked 191st.
Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people	1.6 Ranked 105th.	2.1 Ranked 96th. 31% more than France
Military > Paramilitary personnel	98,155 Ranked 1st.	0.0 Ranked 136th.
Military > Service age and obligation	17-40 years of age for male or female voluntary military service); no conscription; 12-month service obligation; women serve in noncombat military posts	17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription
Geography > Location	<strong>metropolitan France: </strong>Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain<br /><strong>French Guiana:</strong> Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname<br /><strong>Guadeloupe:</strong> Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico<br /><strong>Martinique:</strong> Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago<br /><strong>Mayotte:</strong> Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about half way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique<br /><strong>Reunion:</strong> Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper	9.81 million Ranked 10th. 21 times more than Sierra Leone	469,776 Ranked 1st.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP	5.86% Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	2.88% Ranked 16th.
Labor > Labor force > By occupation	agriculture 4.1%, industry 24.4%, services 71.5%	agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA
Economy > Human Development Index	0.938 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	0.298 Ranked 176th.
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000	3.64 Ranked 93th.	6.35 Ranked 16th. 74% more than France
People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people	8.5 Ranked 80th.	17.63 Ranked 1st. 2 times more than France
Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita	1,276.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 32nd. 223 times more than Sierra Leone	5.72 per 1,000 people Ranked 138th.
Media > Households with television	95% Ranked 18th. 14 times more than Sierra Leone	6.69% Ranked 129th.
Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people	12.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 136th.	46.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 11th. 4 times more than France
Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index	1.73 Ranked 62nd.	0.0 Ranked 142nd.
Culture > Happy Planet Index	46.5 Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	23.1 Ranked 136th.
Government > Executive branch > Head of government	Prime Minister Jean-Marc AYRAULT (since 16 May 2012)	President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)
Geography > Coastline	4,853 km Ranked 29th. 12 times more than Sierra Leone	402 km Ranked 118th.
Labor > Labor force	28.21 million Ranked 19th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone	2.21 million Ranked 104th.
Environment > Current issues	some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff	rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Energy > Oil > Consumption	1.88 million bbl/day Ranked 11th. 208 times more than Sierra Leone	9,000 bbl/day Ranked 141st.
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years	85.1 Ranked 5th. 88% more than Sierra Leone	45.27 Ranked 196th.
Education > College and university > Share of total education spending	22.63% Ranked 39th.	23.22% Ranked 6th. 3% more than France
Health > Life expectancy > Men	78 years Ranked 24th. 63% more than Sierra Leone	48 years Ranked 86th.
Media > Television > List of TV stations	<p>France 2 - national, main public TV network</p> </p>France 3 - national, public</p> </p>France 5 - national, public, educational</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<p>Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - terrestrial network with limited coverage</p> </p>ABC TV - private</p>
Energy > Oil > Production > Per capita	1.2 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl Ranked 70th.	0.0 Ranked 110th.
People > Total fertility rate	2.08 children born/woman Ranked 114th.	4.87 children born/woman Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than France
Crime > International Court of Justice > Current composition > Term End	2018	2012
Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years	78.4 Ranked 22nd. 74% more than Sierra Leone	44.95 Ranked 196th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent	29.98% Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	12.11% Ranked 187th.
Media > Television receivers > Per capita	597.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 9th. 48 times more than Sierra Leone	12.58 per 1,000 people Ranked 148th.
Government > Executive branch > Chief of state	President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012)	President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address	PSC 116, APO AE 09777	use embassy street address
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people	98.14 Ranked 112th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	36.07 Ranked 181st.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity	$2.24 trillion Ranked 9th. 281 times more than Sierra Leone	$7.97 billion Ranked 149th.
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage	$9.43 Ranked 2nd. 157 times more than Sierra Leone	$0.06 Ranked 147th.
Government > Capital city > Name	Paris	Freetown
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates	48 52 N, 2 20 E	8 30 N, 13 15 W
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts	Legal since 1791 UN decl. sign.	Male illegal (Penalty: Life imprisonment) Female legal UN decl. sign.
Government > International organization participation	ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC	ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population	0.53 Ranked 107th.	0.86 Ranked 28th. 62% more than France
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded	44.1 \u00b0C (111.4 \u00b0F)	40 \u00b0C (104 \u00b0F)
Media > Internet > Users per 1000	464.04 Ranked 27th. 193 times more than Sierra Leone	2.4 Ranked 147th.
Religion > Major religion(s)	Christianity	Islam, Christianity
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male	78% Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	23.4% Ranked 156th.
Geography > Area > Water	3,374 sq km Ranked 79th. 28 times more than Sierra Leone	120 sq km Ranked 143th.
People > Age structure > 0-14 years	18.7% Ranked 162nd.	41.9% Ranked 31st. 2 times more than France
Military > Military service age and obligation	17-40 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts	18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); women are eligible to serve; no conscription; candidates must be HIV negative
Media > Broadcast media	a mix of both publicly-operated and privately-owned TV stations; state-owned France Televisions operates 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately-owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale (RFI), under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks	1
Transport > Airports	464 Ranked 17th. 58 times more than Sierra Leone	8 Ranked 163th.
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places	slightly less than the size of Texas	slightly smaller than South Carolina
Language > Major language(s)	French	English, Krio (Creole language derived from English) and a range of African languages
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	1.15 Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	0.27 Ranked 124th.
People > Gender > Male population	39.05 million Ranked 32nd. 6 times more than Sierra Leone	6.89 million Ranked 88th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total	27.99 million Ranked 22nd. 12 times more than Sierra Leone	2.43 million Ranked 109th.
Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies	<p>Agence France Presse (AFP) - Paris-based, founded in 1835</p>	<p>Cotton Tree News - news website, operated by NGOs</p> </p>Sierra Leone News Agency</p>
Industry > Gross value added by construction	146.65 billion Ranked 3rd. 3678 times more than Sierra Leone	39.87 million Ranked 190th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64	54.2% Ranked 157th.	66.73% Ranked 2nd. 23% more than France
Economy > Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Background > Overview	<p>A key player on the world stage and a country at the political heart of Europe, France paid a high price in both economic and human terms during the two world wars. </p> <p>The years which followed saw protracted conflicts culminating in independence for Algeria and most other French colonies in Africa as well as decolonisation in south-east Asia. </p> <p>France was one of the founding fathers of European integration as the continent sought to rebuild after the devastation of World War II.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17298730">Full Article</a>	<p>Sierra Leone, in West Africa, emerged from a decade of civil war in 2002, with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. </p> <p>More than 17,000 foreign troops disarmed tens of thousands of rebels and militia fighters. A decade on, the country has made progress towards reconciliation, but poverty and unemployment are still major challenges. </p> <p>A lasting feature of the war, in which tens of thousands died, were the atrocities committed by the rebels, whose trademark was to hack off the hands or feet of their victims. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094194">Full Article</a>
People > Age structure > 65 years and over	17.9% Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone	3.7% Ranked 174th.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry	18.3% Ranked 167th.	37.4% Ranked 44th. 2 times more than France
Geography > Population density > People per sq. km	110.66 people/mÂ² Ranked 80th. 43% more than Sierra Leone	77.15 people/mÂ² Ranked 99th.
Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek	35 hours Ranked 183th.	40 hours Ranked 146th. 14% more than France
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000	364.71 Ranked 7th.	0.0 Ranked 196th.
Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	$5.90 Ranked 112th.	$4,344.04 Ranked 7th. 736 times more than France
Crime > Murders > WHO	0.8 Ranked 173th.	34 Ranked 9th. 43 times more than France
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$	$41.69 billion Ranked 11th. 26 times more than Sierra Leone	$1.60 billion Ranked 75th.
People > Nationality > Noun	Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)	Sierra Leonean(s)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population)	154 Ranked 38th.	184 Ranked 7th. 19% more than France
Economy > Inequality > GINI index	32.74 Ranked 21st.	42.52 Ranked 18th. 30% more than France
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares	18.43 million Ranked 17th. 20 times more than Sierra Leone	900,000 Ranked 105th.
Media > Radio > List of radio stations	<p>Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info</p> </p>Radio France Internationale (RFI) - international broadcaster, via shortwave and FM relays worldwide</p> </p>Europe 1 - major commercial station, news and entertainment</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17299010">Full Article</a>	<p>Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - national broadcaster</p> </p>Radio Democracy 98.1 FM - Freetown station, once the voice of the exiled Kabbah government, regarded as pro-government</p> </p>Kiss FM - private station in Bo</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094381">Full Article</a>
Economy > Imports per capita	$9,793.49 Ranked 38th. 37 times more than Sierra Leone	$267.11 Ranked 161st.
Economy > Gross National Income per capita	$22,491.79 Ranked 16th. 139 times more than Sierra Leone	$161.43 Ranked 153th.
Military > Armed forces personnel	294,000 Ranked 17th. 98 times more than Sierra Leone	3,000 Ranked 136th.
Education > Literacy > Female	99% Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	24.4% Ranked 19th.
Labor > Labor force, total	30.13 million Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Sierra Leone	2.34 million Ranked 115th.
Agriculture > Farm workers	630,000 Ranked 84th.	1.28 million Ranked 63th. 2 times more than France
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total	3.29 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 208th.	78.38 deaths/1,000 live births Ranked 14th. 24 times more than France
Crime > United States extradition treaties > Entered into force	February 1, 2002	June 24, 1935
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio	55.31% Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	18.15% Ranked 187th.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mont Blanc 4,807 m	Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita	88 Int. $ Ranked 169th.	141 Int. $ Ranked 8th. 60% more than France
Military > Military expenditures	2.6% of GDP Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	0.6% of GDP Ranked 29th.
Agriculture > Products	wheat, cereals, sugar beets, potatoes, wine grapes; beef, dairy products; fish	rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people	83 Ranked 23th. 64 times more than Sierra Leone	1.3 Ranked 197th.
Economy > Development > Human Development Index	0.893 Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	0.359 Ranked 175th.
Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita	0.102% per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.	13.15% per 1 million people Ranked 9th. 129 times more than France
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000	0.154 Ranked 98th.	60.56 Ranked 2nd. 392 times more than France
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent	5.24% Ranked 83th.	6.99% Ranked 21st. 33% more than France
People > Physicians density	3.38 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 11th. 169 times more than Sierra Leone	0.02 physicians/1,000 population Ranked 48th.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000	292.94 hectares Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	120.95 hectares Ranked 119th.
Military > Military branches	Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense)	Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing)
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces	129,802 Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone	27,602 Ranked 26th.
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people	$0.54 Ranked 112th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	$0.22 Ranked 130th.
Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people	1,911.39 kW Ranked 31st. 108 times more than Sierra Leone	17.73 kW Ranked 171st.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total	23.7 million Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Sierra Leone	1.68 million Ranked 117th.
Education > College and university > Gender ratio	127.69 Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	38.14 Ranked 112th.
Economy > Exports > Commodities	machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages	diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita	6,986.13 kWh Ranked 19th. 509 times more than Sierra Leone	13.74 kWh Ranked 145th.
Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter	$1.91 Ranked 28th. 82% more than Sierra Leone	$1.05 Ranked 129th.
Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index	104.9% Ranked 107th.	115% Ranked 42nd. 10% more than France
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total	38.56 million Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Sierra Leone	8.53 million Ranked 82nd.
Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing	233.11 billion Ranked 9th. 2922 times more than Sierra Leone	79.78 million Ranked 173th.
Geography > Total area > Sq. km	549,190 Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	71,740 Ranked 113th.
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership	10,698 Ranked 77th.	15,150 Ranked 65th. 42% more than France
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio	5.6 Ranked 8th.	57.6 Ranked 1st. 10 times more than France
Energy > Electricity > Production	530.6 billion kWh Ranked 8th. 3659 times more than Sierra Leone	145 million kWh Ranked 136th.
Government > Country name > Conventional long form	French Republic	Republic of Sierra Leone
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita	15.18 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone	2.59 km per 1,000 people Ranked 71st.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total	11.3 million Ranked 16th. 48 times more than Sierra Leone	237,210 Ranked 138th.
Transport > Vehicles > Per km of road	38.96 Ranked 18th. 19 times more than Sierra Leone	2 Ranked 53th.
People > Cities > Urban population	82,216 Ranked 63th. 47% more than Sierra Leone	55,905 Ranked 158th.
Geography > Land use > Arable land	33.45% Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	15.33% Ranked 71st.
Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant	69.5% Ranked 12th. 46 times more than Sierra Leone	1.5% Ranked 137th.
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	600.47 Ranked 14th. 115 times more than Sierra Leone	5.21 Ranked 133th.
Industry > Manufacturing growth	-11.04 Ranked 89th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	-2.96 Ranked 117th.
Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries	Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km	Guinea 652 km, Liberia 306 km
Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	497.51 Ranked 13th. 178 times more than Sierra Leone	2.8 Ranked 123th.
Economy > Imports	$643.40 billion Ranked 6th. 403 times more than Sierra Leone	$1.60 billion Ranked 158th.
People > Nationality > Adjective	French	Sierra Leonean
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index	101.6% Ranked 129th.	113.5% Ranked 42nd. 12% more than France
Media > Radio broadcast stations	AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2	AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered	90-100	<25
People > Sex ratio > Total population	0.96 male(s)/female Ranked 167th. 2% more than Sierra Leone	0.94 male(s)/female Ranked 194th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent	10.58% Ranked 91st.	14.16% Ranked 21st. 34% more than France
Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman	1.92 births per woman Ranked 125th.	6.48 births per woman Ranked 10th. 3 times more than France
Industry > Growth	-8.96 Ranked 100th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	-2 Ranked 59th.
Government > Executive branch > Elections	president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 April and 6 May 2012 (next to be held in the spring of 2017); prime minister appointed by the president	president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be held in 2017)
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations	108 Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	27 Ranked 54th.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP	2.6% Ranked 51st. 13% more than Sierra Leone	2.3% Ranked 42nd.
Economy > Budget > Expenditures	$1.49 trillion Ranked 5th. 1920 times more than Sierra Leone	$773.50 million Ranked 162nd.
People > Sex ratio > At birth	1.05 male(s)/female Ranked 144th. 2% more than Sierra Leone	1.03 male(s)/female Ranked 200th.
Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$	$1.90 trillion Ranked 7th. 1035 times more than Sierra Leone	$1.84 billion Ranked 94th.
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita	2 per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	36.3 per 1,000 people Ranked 20th. 18 times more than France
Energy > Crude oil > Production	72,300 bbl/day Ranked 54th. 2848 times more than Sierra Leone	25.39 bbl/day Ranked 126th.
Economy > GINI index	32.74 Ranked 18th.	62.9 Ranked 1st. 92% more than France
Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU	752.37 billion Ranked 48th.	1.63 trillion Ranked 34th. 2 times more than France
Economy > Tourist arrivals	78.45 million Ranked 2nd. 2179 times more than Sierra Leone	36,000 Ranked 141st.
Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita	$18,873.64 per capita Ranked 14th. 886 times more than Sierra Leone	$21.29 per capita Ranked 37th.
Transport > Rail > Railway length	29,640 km Ranked 8th. 353 times more than Sierra Leone	84 km Ranked 131st.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49	None	None
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$	$450.55 billion Ranked 7th. 1921 times more than Sierra Leone	$234.56 million Ranked 120th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent	14.3% Ranked 40th. 8 times more than Sierra Leone	1.71% Ranked 192nd.
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration	3 Ranked 116th. The same as Sierra Leone	3 Ranked 94th.
Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$	$66.82 billion Ranked 4th. 1965 times more than Sierra Leone	$34.00 million Ranked 144th.
Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000	5.84 Ranked 45th. 48 times more than Sierra Leone	0.121 Ranked 157th.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people	1,375.95 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 74 times more than Sierra Leone	18.6 per 1,000 people Ranked 163th.
Economy > Tax > Tax rates	41.76 Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone	12.06 Ranked 91st.
Government > National symbol(s)	Gallic rooster and Marianne	lion
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita	2,232.17 Ranked 22nd. 335 times more than Sierra Leone	6.67 Ranked 200th.
Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population	7.5% Ranked 77th.	71.5% Ranked 41st. 10 times more than France
Geography > Irrigated land	26,000 sq km Ranked 23th. 87 times more than Sierra Leone	300 sq km Ranked 120th.
Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	183.05 billion Ranked 4th. 994 times more than Sierra Leone	184.22 million Ranked 169th.
Labor > GNI > Current US$	$2.66 trillion Ranked 6th. 700 times more than Sierra Leone	$3.80 billion Ranked 144th.
Military > Armed forces personnel > Total	353,000 Ranked 17th. 32 times more than Sierra Leone	11,000 Ranked 123th.
Media > Internet > Users > Per capita	483.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 229 times more than Sierra Leone	2.12 per 1,000 people Ranked 150th.
Economy > GDP per person	41,050.89 Ranked 16th. 120 times more than Sierra Leone	340.89 Ranked 164th.
Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita	8.45 per 1,000 people Ranked 25th. 7 times more than Sierra Leone	1.2 per 1,000 people Ranked 64th.
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim	7.5% Ranked 78th.	60% Ranked 45th. 8 times more than France
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate	3.4 Ranked 172nd.	117.4 Ranked 1st. 35 times more than France
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year	854 Ranked 59th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone	177 Ranked 140th.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection	24.74% Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone	10.5% Ranked 130th.
Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000	598.05 Ranked 8th. 199 times more than Sierra Leone	3.01 Ranked 192nd.
Health > Life expectancy > Women	85 years Ranked 7th. 73% more than Sierra Leone	49 years Ranked 86th.
Economy > Exports > Main exports	Machinery and transport equipment, agricultural products, including wine	Diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Geography > Natural hazards	flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean	sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Labor > Employment rate > Adults	47.9 Ranked 139th.	64.8 Ranked 42nd. 35% more than France
Government > Flag description	three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the "Le drapeau tricolore" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the "ancient French color" of white was combined with the blue and red colors of the Parisian militia; the official flag for all French dependent areas	three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita	$19,083.14 Ranked 10th. 823 times more than Sierra Leone	$23.19 Ranked 41st.
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	76.64 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 58th.	545.87 people/kmÂ² of arable lan Ranked 47th. 7 times more than France
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 163th. The same as Sierra Leone	12 nautical mile Ranked 132nd.
Labor > Expense > Current LCU	956.83 billion Ranked 30th.	2.75 trillion Ranked 21st. 3 times more than France
Economy > Debt > External	$5.17 trillion Ranked 4th. 4407 times more than Sierra Leone	$1.17 billion Ranked 147th.
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita	6,464.17$ Ranked 16th.	-7.609$ Ranked 123th.
Media > Televisions	34.8 million Ranked 8th. 657 times more than Sierra Leone	53,000 Ranked 153th.
Education > Secondary education, pupils	5.89 million Ranked 13th. 38 times more than Sierra Leone	155,567 Ranked 106th.
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita	21.01 per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 1313 times more than Sierra Leone	0.016 per 1,000 people Ranked 181st.
Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita	586.47 per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 120 times more than Sierra Leone	4.91 per 1,000 people Ranked 81st.
Education > College and university > Private school share	20.07% Ranked 60th.	0.0 Ranked 75th.
Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment	0.99 Ranked 59th. 22% more than Sierra Leone	0.81 Ranked 140th.
Language > Linguistic diversity index	0.272 Ranked 126th.	0.817 Ranked 27th. 3 times more than France
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita	$56,702.84 per capita Ranked 10th. 180 times more than Sierra Leone	$314.50 per capita Ranked 96th.
Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services	79.8% Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone	19.3% Ranked 178th.
Media > Internet users > Per 100 people	67.95 Ranked 22nd. 272 times more than Sierra Leone	0.25 Ranked 185th.
Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita	8,930.07 kWh per capita Ranked 17th. 686 times more than Sierra Leone	13.02 kWh per capita Ranked 172nd.
Geography > Area > Land per 1000	8.58 sq km Ranked 1st.	12.95 sq km Ranked 98th. 51% more than France

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