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  • Cost of living > Average monthly disposable salary > After tax: Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax). Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)". Prices in current USD.
  • Crime > Crime levels: Level of crime. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How serious you feel the level of crime is?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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 > Intentional homicide rate: Homicides per 100’000 residents. Homicide is the death of a person purposefully inflicted by another person (it excludes suicides) outside of a state of war. Homicide is a broader category than murder, as it also includes manslaughter. The exact legal definition varies across countries, some of which include infanticide, assisted suicide, euthanasia and deaths caused by dangerous driving.
  • 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).
  • 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 > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • 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.
  • Military > Air force > Combat aircraft: Number of fighter aircrafts (fixed wing aircrafts with combat capability).
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Local purchasing power: Local Purchasing Power shows relative purchasing power in buying goods and services in a given city for the average wage in that city. If domestic purchasing power is 40, this means that the inhabitants of that city with the average salary can afford to buy 60% less typical goods and services than New York City residents with an average salary.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Military > Army > Main battle tanks: Number of main battle tanks.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro). Prices in current USD.
  • Environment > Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons
  • 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.
  • Crime > Police officers: Number of police officers per 100,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Assault rate: Number of assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Industry > Manufacturing output: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year): Year of last use.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Energy > Commercial energy use: Commercial energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Commercial energy use refers to apparent consumption, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
  • 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.
  • Military > Budget: Annual defense budget in billion USD.
  • 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.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Water > 1.5 litre bottle: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a bottle of water (1.5 liter). Prices in current USD.
  • Environment > Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
    Units: Hectares per Person
  • Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Loaf of bread > Fresh, white: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of a Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g). Prices in current USD.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Education > Adult literacy rate > Total: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life."
  • Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Crime > Robberies: Number of robberies recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita: Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
  • Cost of living > Basic utilities > Garbage, water, heating, electricity for 85 sqm apartment: Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment". Prices in current USD.
  • Crime > Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years: Crime increasing in the past 3 years. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "In the past three years would you say the level of crime in your community has increased, stayed about the same, or decreased?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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)
  • Crime > Fear of crime > Violent hate crime: Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin or religion?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night: Safety walking alone during night. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the night?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Kidnappings: Number of kidnappings recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Transport > Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • Economy > Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Milk > 1 litre: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 liter of regular Milk. Prices in current USD.
  • Cost of living > Cinema ticket price > International release: Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat". Prices in current USD.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Shoes > Pair of Nikes: 1 Pair of Nike Shoes. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "1 Pair of Nike Shoes". Prices in current USD.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent index: Rent Index is estimation of prices of renting apartments in the city compared to New York City. If Rent index is 80, Numbeo estimates that price for renting in that city is 80% of price in New York.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Health > Quality of health care system > Health care system index: Health Care Index is an estimation of the overall quality of the health care system, health care professionals, equipment, staff, doctors, cost, etc.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Egg > Dozen: Average prize of a dozen eggs. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked about the prize of a dozen eggs. Prices in current USD.
  • Education > College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 3 bedroom apartment > City centre: Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Transport prices > New car > Volkswagen Golf 1.4 or similar: Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car). Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)". Prices in current USD.
  • Education > Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Military > Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Education > Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh: Electric power consumption (kWh). Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.
  • Media > Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Future births: Mid-range estimate for country's population increase due to births from five years prior to the given year. For example, from 2095 to 2100, India's population is expected to rise by 16,181 people due to births. Estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59: Percentage of total pouplation aged 15-59.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary, female: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded."
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Education > High school enrolment rate: Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Transport > Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
  • 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.
  • Health > Quality of health care system > Cost: Cost to you. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Argentina, Austria and 69 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 7 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, United Kingdom and 1 more country. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from October, 2010 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Cost to you". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Lifestyle > Quality of life index: Quality of Life Index is an estimation of overall quality of life by using empirical formula (the formula is an our opinion and it's based on experiments). The actual formula might be changed. Currently, we put the highest weight to pollution - if the environment is polluted too much, the economy or safety cannot fulfill it. We put the second highest importance to safety, since it is more important to feel safe rather than wealthy, in our opinion. etc. The number 65 is added so that the numbers are in such range so it rarely goes under zero (65 is a range modifier).
  • 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.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air pollution: Air Pollution. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the quality of air in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 65 and older.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Rice > White, 1kg: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of White Rice. Prices in current USD.
  • Media > Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
  • Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.

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  • Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production is the sum of three IEA categories of CO2 emissions: (1) Main Activity Producer Electricity and Heat which contains the sum of emissions from main activity producer electricity generation, combined heat and power generation and heat plants. Main activity producers (formerly known as public utilities) are defined as those undertakings whose primary activity is to supply the public. They may be publicly or privately owned. This corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 1 a. For the CO2 emissions from fuel combustion (summary) file, emissions from own on-site use of fuel in power plants (EPOWERPLT) are also included. (2) Unallocated Autoproducers which contains the emissions from the generation of electricity and/or heat by autoproducers. Autoproducers are defined as undertakings that generate electricity and/or heat, wholly or partly for their own use as an activity which supports their primary activity. They may be privately or publicly owned. In the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, these emissions would normally be distributed between industry, transport and "other" sectors. (3) Other Energy Industries contains emissions from fuel combusted in petroleum refineries, for the manufacture of solid fuels, coal mining, oil and gas extraction and other energy-producing industries. This corresponds to the IPCC Source/Sink Categories 1 A 1 b and 1 A 1 c. According to the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, emissions from coke inputs to blast furnaces can either be counted here or in the Industrial Processes source/sink category. Within detailed sectoral calculations, certain non-energy processes can be distinguished. In the reduction of iron in a blast furnace through the combustion of coke, the primary purpose of the coke oxidation is to produce pig iron and the emissions can be considered as an industrial process. Care must be taken not to double count these emissions in both Energy and Industrial Processes. In the IEA estimations, these emissions have been included in this category.
  • Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
  • People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
  • Crime > Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
  • 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.
  • Crime > Assaults: Number of assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Religion > Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Cost of living > Internet > Broadband 6Mpbs, uncapped data: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked abot the price of an Internet connection (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Military > Navy > Aircraft carriers: Number of aircraft carriers.
  • 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).
  • Crime > Punishment > Maximum length of sentence: Maximum length of sentence (under life).

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  • Language > Major language(s): Country major languages.
  • Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • Energy > Electricity production > KWh: Electricity production (kWh). Electricity production is measured at the terminals of all alternator sets in a station. In addition to hydropower, coal, oil, gas, and nuclear power generation, it covers generation by geothermal, solar, wind, and tide and wave energy, as well as that from combustible renewables and waste. Production includes the output of electricity plants that are designed to produce electricity only as well as that of combined heat and power plants.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • Religion > Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population: Population by religion, sex and urban/rural residence.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > City centre: Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Auto theft: Number of motor vehicle thefts (car thefts) recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.
  • Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Crime > Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery: Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day: Safety walking alone during daylight. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How safe do you feel walking alone in this city during the daylight?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Serious assault rate: Number of major assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Jeans > 1 pair of Levi 501s or equivalent: 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar). Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)". Prices in current USD.
  • 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.
  • Energy > Electrical outages > Days: Electrical outages are the average number of days per year that establishments experience power outages or surges from the public grid.
  • Transport > Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
  • 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
  • Cost of living > Consumer price index > Plus rent: Consumer Price Plus Rent Index is an estimation of consumer goods prices including rent in the city comparing to New York City. If a city has a an index of 120, it means Numbeo estimates it is 20% more expensive than New York (excluding rent).
  • Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > McDonalds meal: Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar". Prices in current USD.
  • Environment > Pollution perceptions > Water pollution: Water Pollution. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you concerned with the water pollution in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Economy > Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
  • Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Chicken breasts > Skinless, boneless: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless). Prices in current USD.
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military > Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • 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.
  • Crime > Prisoners > Per capita: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
  • Crime > Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence: Possible other sentence.

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  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Groceries index: Groceries Index is an estimation of grocery prices in a given location compared to New York City. To calculate this section, Numbeo uses the "Markets" section of each city.
  • 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.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > City centre: Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Apple > 1kg: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of apples. Prices in current USD.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
  • Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction contains the emissions from combustion of fuels in industry. The IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 2 includes these emissions. However, in the 1996 IPCC Guidelines, the IPCC category also includes emissions from industry autoproducers that generate electricity and/or heat. The IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the energy consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Manufacturing industries and construction also includes emissions from coke inputs into blast furnaces, which may be reported either in the transformation sector, the industry sector or the separate IPCC Source/Sink Category 2, Industrial Processes.
  • Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • 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."
  • Crime > Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked: Worries attacked. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How worried are you about)......being physically attacked by strangers?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Culture > World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.

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  • Weather > Precipitation: Average annual precipitation (rain or snow fall) in million cubic metres.
  • Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
  • 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.
  • Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality: Air quality. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the quality of air in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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."
  • Sports > Chess > GrandMasters: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > Restaurant index: Restaurants Index is a comparison of prices of meals and drinks in restaurants and bars compared to NYC.
  • Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages: Marriages by urban/rural residence.
  • 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."
  • Crime > Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft: Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) property crimes such as vandalism and theft?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • 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.
  • Environment > Transport CO2 emission index: CO2 Emission Index is an estimation of CO2 consumption due to traffic time. Measurement unit is grams for the return trip. To calculate an average estimation of emission in grams for one way commute to work, divide this value with 2.
  • Cost of living > Sports > Tennis court hire > 1 hour, weekend: Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend). Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)". Prices in current USD.
  • Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$: Industry, value added (current US$). Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Cost of living > Prices at markets > Potatoes > 1kg: Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014 (sample survey for the United States). Respondents were asked about the price of 1 kg of potatoes. Prices in current USD.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > Outside city centre: Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Government > National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Labor > GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh: Electricity production from renewable sources (kWh). Electricity production from renewable sources includes hydropower, geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.
  • Education > Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
  • Environment > Pollution perceptions > Drinking water pollution: Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How do you find quality and the accessibility of drinking water?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Cost of living > Restaurant prices > 3 course meal for 2: Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course". Prices in current USD.
  • Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
  • Economy > Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Labor > Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are expressed constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date: The date when the first McDonald's outlet opened in each country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Environment > Pollution perceptions > Clean water: Water Quality. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Are you concerned with the water pollution in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Economy > Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city centre: Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Andorra and 81 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Armenia and 19 more countries and over 100 contributions for Argentina, Australia, Austria and 82 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from May, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre". Prices in current USD.
  • Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Crime > Perceived problems > Illegal drugs: Problem people using or dealing drugs. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) people using or dealing drugs?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education > Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage: This entry is derived from People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14, which gives the percent of children aged 5-14 (or the age range specified) engaged in child labor. We define “child labor” as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Such labor may deprive them of the opportunity to attend school, oblige them to leave school prematurely, or require them to combine school attendance with excessively long and heavy work. In its most extreme forms, child labor involves children being enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious hazards and illnesses, and/or left to fend for themselves on the streets of large cities – often a very early age.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery: Problem corruption and bribery. Based on 0-50 contributions for Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 82 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria and 24 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Canada and 17 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from July, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "(How much of a problem are...) corruption and bribery?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.
  • People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people: Marriages by urban/rural residence. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Transport > Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
  • Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Belarus Lebanon HISTORY
Cost of living > Average monthly disposable salary > After tax $502.19
Ranked 101st.
$937.16
Ranked 61st. 87% more than Belarus
Crime > Crime levels 14.29
Ranked 10th.
36.84
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Belarus
Crime > Murder rate 5.6 0.57
Crime > Rape rate 2.3
Ranked 58th. 5 times more than Lebanon
0.5
Ranked 92nd.

Crime > Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate 4.9
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Lebanon
2.2
Ranked 42nd.

Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 473
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Lebanon
95
Ranked 59th.

Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 49.75
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon
21.88
Ranked 54th.

Economy > GDP $63.27 billion
Ranked 63th. 47% more than Lebanon
$42.95 billion
Ranked 78th.

Economy > GDP per capita $6,685.02
Ranked 75th.
$9,705.39
Ranked 61st. 45% more than Belarus

Economy > Gross National Income $12.86 billion
Ranked 68th.
$17.59 billion
Ranked 60th. 37% more than Belarus
Economy > Population below poverty line 27.1%
Ranked 5th.
28%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Belarus

Geography > Land area > Square miles 80,153 square miles
Ranked 36th. 20 times more than Lebanon
4,036 square miles
Ranked 76th.
Government > Government type republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship republic
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 40% more than Lebanon
3.25 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.

People > Population 9.63 million
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Lebanon
4.13 million
Ranked 126th.

Government > Legal system civil law system(civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000 mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities
Military > Air force > Combat aircraft 213
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Lebanon
15
Ranked 49th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 16.19%
Ranked 78th. 20% more than Lebanon
13.51%
Ranked 184th.

Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.86%
Ranked 111th. 2% more than Lebanon
1.82%
Ranked 179th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Kansas about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 7.3
Ranked 77th.
21
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Belarus
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - 0.7% of GDP
Ranked 29th.
-9.6% of GDP
Ranked 168th.

Geography > Climate cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime Mediterranean; mild to cool, wet winters with hot, dry summers; Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows
Crime > Violent crime > Rapes per million people 22.93
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Lebanon
4.66
Ranked 92nd.

Geography > Area > Land 207,600 sq km
Ranked 82nd. 20 times more than Lebanon
10,230 sq km
Ranked 159th.

Government > Legislative branch bicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Council of the Republic or Sovet Respubliki unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab (Arabic) or Assemblee Nationale (French)
Geography > Geographic coordinates 53 00 N, 28 00 E 33 50 N, 35 50 E
Religion > Religions Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%; <i>note:</i> 17 religious sects recognized
Cost of living > Local purchasing power 33.15
Ranked 89th.
40.25
Ranked 68th. 21% more than Belarus
People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.35
Ranked 176th.
-0.536
Ranked 221st. 53% more than Belarus

Military > Army > Main battle tanks 1,608
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Lebanon
310
Ranked 25th.
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro $1.50
Ranked 132nd.
$1.99
Ranked 118th. 33% more than Belarus
Environment > Marine fish catch 0.0
Ranked 111th.
3,340 tons
Ranked 97th.
People > Ethnic groups Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 3.2% Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education; excludes military personnel
Geography > Area > Total 207,600 sq km
Ranked 87th. 20 times more than Lebanon
10,400 sq km
Ranked 171st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 11.49%
Ranked 71st. 22% more than Lebanon
9.45%
Ranked 187th.

Crime > Police officers 325.5
Ranked 4th.
574.2
Ranked 5th. 76% more than Belarus
Government > Constitution several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994; amended 1996, 2004 drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926; amended several times, last in 2004
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 5.46 million hectares
Ranked 20th. 32 times more than Lebanon
170,000 hectares
Ranked 144th.

Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 1.1%
Ranked 24th.
1.9%
Ranked 7th. 73% more than Belarus
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 9,890 Belarusian rubles per hour and 1,660,000 Belarusian rubles per month. 675,000 pounds ($450) per month, 30,000 pounds per day.
Crime > Violent crime > Rapes 218
Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Lebanon
19
Ranked 91st.

Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president); Constitutional Court (half of the judges appointed by the president and half appointed by the Chamber of Representatives) Constitutional Council (rules on the constitutionality of laws); Judicial Council (for politically sensitive and serious criminal cases); Supreme Council (for charges against the president and prime minister as needed); Courts of Cassation (3 for civil and commercial cases and 1 for criminal cases); judicial courts (for first instance civil, commercial, and criminal cases); administrative courts (for issues arising from decisions issued by the state or its branches); religious courts (for issues of personal status, family; Lebanon recognizes 18 religous denominations); military courts (for issues related to military and national security)
Education > Children out of school, primary 20,243
Ranked 40th. 13% more than Lebanon
17,915
Ranked 41st.

Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 362
Ranked 46th.
434
Ranked 41st. 20% more than Belarus
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $13,530.03
Ranked 63th. About the same as Lebanon
$13,510.43
Ranked 64th.

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 202,900 sq km
Ranked 80th. 20 times more than Lebanon
10,230 sq km
Ranked 154th.

People > Birth rate 10.99 births/1,000 population
Ranked 174th.
14.79 births/1,000 population
Ranked 136th. 35% more than Belarus

Crime > Drugs > Opiates use 0.4%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Lebanon
0.2%
Ranked 9th.
Crime > Assault rate 46.3
Ranked 60th. 5 times more than Lebanon
10
Ranked 82nd.
People > Population growth -0.35%
Ranked 176th.
-0.536%
Ranked 221st. 53% more than Belarus

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.91
Ranked 62nd. 4% more than Lebanon
14.34
Ranked 64th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $22.38 billion
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Lebanon
$9.40 billion
Ranked 81st.

People > Age distribution > Median age 43.82 years
Ranked 122nd.
51.41 years
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Belarus

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $15,500.00
Ranked 63th.
$15,600.00
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Belarus

Industry > Manufacturing output 10.92 billion
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon
5.05 billion
Ranked 61st.

Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 2,012
Ranked 1st. About the same as Lebanon
2,004
Ranked 28th.
Government > Political parties and leaders <strong>pro-government parties: </strong><br />Belarusian Agrarian Party or AP [Mikhail SHIMANSKY]<br />Belarusian Patriotic Movement (Belarusian Patriotic Party) or BPR [Nikolay ULAKHOVICH, chairman]<br />Communist Party of Belarus or KPB [Igor KARPENKO]<br />Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Sergey GAYDUKEVICH]<br />Republican Party of Labor and Justice [Vasiliy ZADNEPRYANYY]<br /><strong>opposition parties:</strong><br />Belarusian Christian Democracy Party [Pavel SEVERINETS] (unregistered)<br />Belarusian Party of the Left "Fair World" [Sergey KALYAKIN]<br />Belarusian Popular Front or BPF [Aleksey YANUKEVICH]<br />Belarusian Social-Democratic Hramada [Stanislav SHUSHKEVICH]<br />Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada ("Assembly") or BSDPH [Irina VESHTARD]<br />Belarusian Social Democratic Party People's Assembly ("Narodnaya Hramada") [Nikolay STATKEVICH] (unregistered)<br />Christian Conservative Party or BPF [Zyanon PAZNIAK]<br />European Belarus Campaign [Andrey SANNIKOV]<br />Party of Freedom and Progress [Vladimir NOVOSYAD] (unregistered)<br />"Tell the Truth" Campaign [Vladimir NEKLYAYEV]<br />United Civic Party or UCP [Anatoliy LEBEDKO] <strong>14 March Coalition: </strong><br />Democratic Left [Ilyas ATALLAH]<br />Democratic Renewal Movement [Nassib LAHUD]<br />Future Movement Bloc [Sa'ad al-HARIRI]<br />Kataeb Party [Amine GEMAYEL]<br />Lebanese Forces [Samir JA'JA]<br />Tripoli Independent Bloc<br /><br /><strong>8 March Coalition:</strong><br />Development and Resistance Bloc [Nabih BERRI, leader of Amal Movement]<br />Free Patriotic Movement [Michel AWN]<br />Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc [Mohammad RA'AD] (includes Hizballah [Hassan NASRALLAH])<br />Nasserite Popular Movement [Usama SAAD]<br />Popular Bloc [Elias SKAFF]<br />Syrian Ba'th Party [Sayez SHUKR]<br />Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSO]<br />Tashnaq [Hovig MEKHITIRIAN]<br /><br /><strong>Independent:</strong><br />Democratic Gathering Bloc [Walid JUNBLATT, leader of Progressive Socialist Party]<br />Metn Bloc [Michel MURR]
Energy > Commercial energy use 2,431.74
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Lebanon
1,168.69
Ranked 63th.
Economy > Economy > Overview As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed industrial base; it retained this industrial base - which is now outdated, energy inefficient, and dependent on subsidized Russian energy and preferential access to Russian markets - following the breakup of the USSR. The country also has a broad agricultural base which is inefficient and dependent on government subsidies. After an initial burst of capitalist reform from 1991-94, including privatization of state enterprises, creation of institutions of private property, and development of entrepreneurship, Belarus' economic development greatly slowed. About 80% of all industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has been hindered by a climate hostile to business. A few banks, which had been privatized after independence, were renationalized. State banks account for 75% of the banking sector. Economic output, which had declined for several years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, revived in the mid-2000s thanks to the boom in oil prices. Belarus has only small reserves of crude oil, though it imports most of its crude oil and natural gas from Russia at prices substantially below the world market. Belarus exported refined oil products at market prices produced from Russian crude oil purchased at a steep discount. In late 2006, Russia began a process of rolling back its subsidies on oil and gas to Belarus. Tensions over Russian energy reached a peak in 2010, when Russia stopped the export of all subsidized oil to Belarus save for domestic needs. In December 2010, Russia and Belarus reached a deal to restart the export of discounted oil to Belarus. Little new foreign investment has occurred in recent years. In 2011, a financial crisis began, triggered by government directed salary hikes unsupported by commensurate productivity increases. The crisis was compounded by an increased cost in Russian energy inputs and an overvalued Belarusian ruble, and eventually led to a near three-fold devaluation of the Belarusian ruble in 2011. In November 2011, Belarus agreed to sell to Russia its remaining shares in Beltransgaz, the Belarusian natural gas pipeline operator, in exchange for reduced prices for Russian natural gas. Receiving more than half of a $3 billion loan from the Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Community Bail-out Fund, a $1 billion loan from the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank, and the $2.5 billion sale of Beltranzgas to Russian state-owned Gazprom helped stabilize the situation in 2012; nevertheless, the Belarusian currency lost more than 60% of its value, as the rate of inflation reached 53% in 2011 and 59% in 2012. Lebanon has a free-market economy and a strong laissez-faire commercial tradition. The government does not restrict foreign investment; however, the investment climate suffers from red tape, corruption, arbitrary licensing decisions, complex customs procedures, high taxes, tariffs, and fees, archaic legislation, and weak intellectual property rights. The Lebanese economy is service-oriented; main growth sectors include banking and tourism. The 1975-90 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and derailed Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern entrepot and banking hub. Following the civil war, Lebanon rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily - mostly from domestic banks - saddling the government with a huge debt burden. Pledges of economic and financial reforms made at separate international donor conferences during the 2000s have mostly gone unfulfilled, including those made during the Paris III Donor Conference in 2007 following the July 2006 war. The collapse of the government in early 2011 over its backing of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and unrest in neighboring Syria slowed economic growth to the 1-2% range in 2011-12, after four years of 8% average growth. In September 2011 the Cabinet endorsed a bill that would provide $1.2 billion in funding to improve Lebanon''s downtrodden electricity sector, but fiscal limitations will test the government''s ability to invest in other areas, such as water.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people 49.75
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Lebanon
21.88
Ranked 54th.

Economy > Exports $45.57 billion
Ranked 60th. 8 times more than Lebanon
$5.62 billion
Ranked 107th.

Crime > Violent crime > Murders 473
Ranked 49th. 5 times more than Lebanon
95
Ranked 59th.

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and members of the National Assembly
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 11.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Lebanon
3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th.

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces per thousand people 4.12
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.47
Ranked 26th.

Education > Compulsary education duration 9
Ranked 52nd. The same as Lebanon
9
Ranked 71st.

People > Gender > Female population 2.89 million
Ranked 121st. 39% more than Lebanon
2.07 million
Ranked 128th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 906,562
Ranked 119th. 63% more than Lebanon
555,856
Ranked 135th.

Military > Budget 0.47 US$ BN
Ranked 11th.
0.54 US$ BN
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Belarus
Economy > GDP > Per capita $10,642.98 per capita
Ranked 75th.
$13,871.81 per capita
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Belarus

Agriculture > Rural population 22,507
Ranked 144th. 4 times more than Lebanon
6,131
Ranked 199th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 3,140.45 kWh per capita
Ranked 47th. 56% more than Lebanon
2,012.58 kWh per capita
Ranked 81st.

People > Death rate 13.68 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Lebanon
6.73 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 140th.

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Water > 1.5 litre bottle $0.81
Ranked 88th.
$0.84
Ranked 85th. 4% more than Belarus
Environment > Ecological footprint 5.27
Ranked 32nd. 65% more than Lebanon
3.19
Ranked 52nd.
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 618
Ranked 120th.
661
Ranked 111th. 7% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Loaf of bread > Fresh, white $0.59
Ranked 119th.
$0.90
Ranked 93th. 53% more than Belarus
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs (unregistered) [Sergey MATSKEVICH]<br />Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions [Aleksandr YAROSHUK]<br />Belarusian Association of Journalists [Zhana LITVINA]<br />Belarusian Helsinki Committee [Aleh HULAK]<br />Belarusian Independence Bloc (unregistered) and For Freedom movement [Aleksandr MILINKEVICH]<br />Belarusian Organization of Working Women [Irina ZHIKHAR]<br />BPF-Youth [Andrus KRECHKA]<br />Charter 97 (unregistered) [Andrey SANNIKOV]<br />Perspektiva small business association [Anatol SHUMCHENKO]<br />Nasha Vyasna (unregistered) ("Our Spring") human rights center [Ales BYALYATSKI]<br />"Tell the Truth" Movement [Vladimir NEKLYAYEV]<br />Women's Independent Democratic Movement [Ludmila PETINA]<br />Young Belarus (Malady Belarus) [Zmitser KASPYAROVICH]<br />Youth Front (Malady Front) [Zmitser DASHKEVICH] Maronite Church [Patriarch Bishara al-Ra'i]<br /><br /><strong>other:</strong> note - most sects retain militias and a number of militant groups operate in Palestinian refugee camps
Geography > Natural resources timber, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita $1,456.87
Ranked 15th. 98% more than Lebanon
$735.73
Ranked 33th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption 31.74 billion kWh
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Lebanon
14.19 billion kWh
Ranked 52nd.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 65.71%
Ranked 127th.
94.86%
Ranked 7th. 44% more than Belarus

Education > Adult literacy rate > Total 99.7
Ranked 5th. 11% more than Lebanon
89.61
Ranked 14th.
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 207,600 km²
Ranked 84th. 20 times more than Lebanon
10,400 km²
Ranked 160th.

People > Population growth rate -0.18%
Ranked 209th. 5 times more than Lebanon
-0.04%
Ranked 200th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 21.43 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than Lebanon
2.58 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 196th.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 613.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th. 91% more than Lebanon
320.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 118th.

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 88,750 sq. km
Ranked 77th. 14 times more than Lebanon
6,380 sq. km
Ranked 145th.

Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 2.14
Ranked 45th.
4.05
Ranked 36th. 89% more than Belarus

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 70.65
Ranked 115th.
79.56
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Belarus

Crime > Robberies 100.2
Ranked 14th. 29 times more than Lebanon
3.5
Ranked 64th.
Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 469.92
Ranked 90th.
613.79
Ranked 59th. 31% more than Belarus
Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh per capita 3,627.68
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Lebanon
3,499.37
Ranked 59th.

Cost of living > Basic utilities > Garbage, water, heating, electricity for 85 sqm apartment $44.45
Ranked 133th.
$164.12
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Belarus
Crime > Believes crime increasing in the past 3 years 71.43
Ranked 5th.
78.95
Ranked 12th. 11% more than Belarus
Military > Personnel > Per capita 18.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th.
21.19 per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Belarus

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 57th.
0.0
Ranked 143th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.584
Ranked 10th. 23 times more than Lebanon
0.0256
Ranked 181st.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 129
Ranked 30th. 25% more than Lebanon
103
Ranked 124th.

Crime > Fear of crime > Violent hate crime 28.57
Ranked 7th.
37.5
Ranked 21st. 31% more than Belarus
Economy > Debt > Government debt > Public debt, share of GDP 30 CIA
Ranked 114th.
127.9 CIA
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Belarus
Media > Internet users 4.44 million
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Lebanon
1,000,000
Ranked 98th.
Economy > Public debt 31.5% of GDP
Ranked 112th.
119.6% of GDP
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Belarus

Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 59.1%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Lebanon
6.4%
Ranked 53th.

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 12.54
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Lebanon
9.31
Ranked 87th.

Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > At night 64.29
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Lebanon
56.58
Ranked 38th.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ $13.79 billion
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Lebanon
$3.26 billion
Ranked 45th.

Crime > Kidnappings 0.24
Ranked 41st.
0.9
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Belarus
Language > Languages Belarusian, Russian, other Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 44.5%
Ranked 147th.
75.8%
Ranked 25th. 70% more than Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 643,352
Ranked 117th. 65% more than Lebanon
388,758
Ranked 134th.

Economy > Exports per capita $4,815.09
Ranked 53th. 4 times more than Lebanon
$1,268.96
Ranked 96th.

Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 618
Ranked 128th.
661
Ranked 116th. 7% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Milk > 1 litre $0.90
Ranked 128th.
$1.88
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Belarus
Cost of living > Cinema ticket price > International release $4.00
Ranked 121st.
$8.00
Ranked 57th. Twice as much as Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 29.53%
Ranked 124th.
40.64%
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Shoes > Pair of Nikes $116.58
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Lebanon
$105.89
Ranked 42nd.
Government > Administrative divisions 6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk) 6 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Beqaa, Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord, Liban-Sud, Mont-Liban, Nabatiye
Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent index 17.16
Ranked 87th.
35.01
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 3.38 million
Ranked 118th. 60% more than Lebanon
2.11 million
Ranked 130th.

Education > Literacy > Total population 99.6%
Ranked 7th. 14% more than Lebanon
87.4%
Ranked 87th.
Health > Quality of health care system > Health care system index 48.02
Ranked 21st.
61.3
Ranked 30th. 28% more than Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 299,483
Ranked 118th. 66% more than Lebanon
180,894
Ranked 135th.

Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 46
Ranked 33th.
67
Ranked 28th. 46% more than Belarus
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 24.3%
Ranked 63th.
27.4%
Ranked 38th. 13% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Egg > Dozen $1.54
Ranked 124th.
$2.65
Ranked 46th. 72% more than Belarus
Education > College and university > Gender parity index 1.42
Ranked 24th. 23% more than Lebanon
1.15
Ranked 47th.

Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 3 bedroom apartment > City centre $781.89
Ranked 96th.
$2,092.15
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Belarus
Religion > Religions > All Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) Muslim 59.7% (Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Melkite Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Catholic, Armenian Catholic, Syrian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Chaldean, Assyrian, Copt, Protestant), other 1.3%
Cost of living > Transport prices > New car > Volkswagen Golf 1.4 or similar $22,500.00
Ranked 74th. 22% more than Lebanon
$18,500.00
Ranked 114th.
Education > Primary education, duration > Years 4
Ranked 183th.
6
Ranked 102nd. 50% more than Belarus

Military > Global Peace Index 2.12
Ranked 67th.
2.58
Ranked 21st. 22% more than Belarus

Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Lebanon
6
Ranked 132nd.

Energy > Electric power consumption > KWh 34.37 billion
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Lebanon
15.34 billion
Ranked 75th.

Media > Televisions per 1000 257.22
Ranked 65th.
319.77
Ranked 54th. 24% more than Belarus
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 59.97
Ranked 118th. 65% more than Lebanon
36.26
Ranked 135th.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 18.5 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 58th.
26.14 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 43th. 41% more than Belarus

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 54.28%
Ranked 69th. 18% more than Lebanon
45.85%
Ranked 190th.

Education > Children out of school, primary, female 9,758
Ranked 36th.
15,869
Ranked 32nd. 63% more than Belarus

Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,555.5
Ranked 58th. 63% more than Lebanon
2,186.3
Ranked 97th.

People > Population in 2015 9,218 thousand
Ranked 90th. 2 times more than Lebanon
3,965 thousand
Ranked 127th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.3
Ranked 52nd.
29.3
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Belarus

Geography > Terrain generally flat and contains much marshland narrow coastal plain; El Beqaa (Bekaa Valley) separates Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains
Education > High school enrolment rate 99.94
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Lebanon
86.47
Ranked 8th.

Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 71.2 years
Ranked 135th.
75.01 years
Ranked 88th. 5% more than Belarus

Transport > Road > Motorway length 750 km
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Lebanon
145 km
Ranked 78th.
Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people 10.2
Ranked 45th. 4 times more than Lebanon
2.5
Ranked 86th.
Military > Paramilitary personnel 110,000
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Lebanon
20,000
Ranked 39th.
Military > Service age and obligation 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 18 months 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
Geography > Location Eastern Europe, east of Poland Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria
Health > Quality of health care system > Cost 46.43
Ranked 20th. 16% more than Lebanon
40
Ranked 44th.
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 3.78 million
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Lebanon
361,366
Ranked 49th.

Lifestyle > Quality of life index 70.23
Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Lebanon
18.68
Ranked 64th.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.15%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.65%
Ranked 60th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 14%, industry 34.7%, services 51.3% agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA
Economy > Human Development Index 0.786
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Lebanon
0.759
Ranked 81st.
Labor > Unemployment rate 1%
Ranked 12th.
20%
Ranked 7th. 20 times more than Belarus

Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.49
Ranked 69th.
7.19
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Belarus

People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 14.3
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Lebanon
4.41
Ranked 186th.

Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air pollution 36.76
Ranked 43th.
77.5
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Belarus
Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 9.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.
335.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 36 times more than Belarus

Media > Households with television 97.1%
Ranked 7th. 5% more than Lebanon
92.9%
Ranked 38th.

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 9.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 167th.
18.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 94% more than Belarus

Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index 4.26
Ranked 32nd.
4.48
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Belarus
Culture > Happy Planet Index 35.7
Ranked 104th. 6% more than Lebanon
33.6
Ranked 110th.

Government > Executive branch > Head of government prime minister Mikhail MYASNIKOVICH (since 28 December 2010); first deputy prime minister Vladimir SEMASHKO (since December 2003) Prime Minister Najib MIQATI (since 7 July 2011), Deputy Prime Minister Samir MOQBIL (since 7 July 2011)
Geography > Coastline 0.0
Ranked 205th.
225 km
Ranked 140th.

Labor > Labor force 5 million
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.48 million
Ranked 117th.

Environment > Current issues soil pollution from pesticide use; southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills
Energy > Oil > Consumption 173,000 bbl/day
Ranked 54th. 92% more than Lebanon
90,000 bbl/day
Ranked 72nd.

Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 76.9
Ranked 93th.
81.77
Ranked 38th. 6% more than Belarus

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 17.87%
Ranked 9th.
26.49%
Ranked 16th. 48% more than Belarus

Health > Life expectancy > Men 65 years
Ranked 84th.
71 years
Ranked 61st. 9% more than Belarus
Media > Television > List of TV stations <p>Belarussian TV - state-run, operates the First National Channel, entertainment network Lad (Harmony), satellite station Belarus-TV</p> </p>Nationwide TV (ONT) - a joint venture with Russia&#039;s Channel One; state holds a majority stake</p> </p>STV (Stolichnoye Televideniye) - state-run, Minsk local broadcaster</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) - commercial, market leader and pan-regional broadcaster; channels comprise LBC Sat, LBC Europe, LBC Sat America, LBC Sat Australia and LBC Nagham</p> </p>Future TV - commercial; channels comprise Future International, Future News and Future TV USA; owned by Hariri family</p> </p>Tele-Liban - state-run</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>
People > Total fertility rate 1.46 children born/woman
Ranked 190th.
1.75 children born/woman
Ranked 162nd. 20% more than Belarus

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 64.7
Ranked 137th.
77.46
Ranked 32nd. 20% more than Belarus

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 23.47%
Ranked 125th.
35.17%
Ranked 7th. 50% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Rice > White, 1kg $1.24
Ranked 104th.
$1.46
Ranked 84th. 18% more than Belarus
Media > Television receivers > Per capita 249.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.
324.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 49th. 30% more than Belarus

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994) President Michel SULAYMAN (since 25 May 2008)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address PSC 78, Box B Minsk, APO 09723 P. O. Box 70-840, Antelias, Lebanon; from US: US Embassy Beirut, 6070 Beirut Place, Washington, DC 20521-6070
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 112.06
Ranked 79th. 20% more than Lebanon
93.2
Ranked 119th.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $145.30 billion
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Lebanon
$62.50 billion
Ranked 85th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.76
Ranked 31st.
$0.88
Ranked 104th. 16% more than Belarus
Government > Capital city > Name Minsk Beirut
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 53 33 52 N, 35 30 E
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1994 Illegal (Penalty: Up to 6 months in prison)
Environment > Climate change > CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production, total > Million metric tons 33.01
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Lebanon
11.56
Ranked 74th.

Government > International organization participation BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CEI, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.43
Ranked 163th.
0.56
Ranked 97th. 30% more than Belarus

Crime > Prisoners 51,238 prisoners
Ranked 31st. 9 times more than Lebanon
5,535 prisoners
Ranked 94th.
Media > Internet > Users per 1000 627.62
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Lebanon
232.85
Ranked 59th.

Crime > Assaults 46.3
Ranked 44th. 5 times more than Lebanon
10
Ranked 61st.
Religion > Major religion(s) Christianity Islam, Christianity
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male 51.3%
Ranked 113th.
75.7%
Ranked 36th. 48% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Internet > Broadband 6Mpbs, uncapped data $20.86
Ranked 125th.
$58.78
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Belarus
Geography > Area > Water 4,700 sq km
Ranked 68th. 28 times more than Lebanon
170 sq km
Ranked 136th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 15.2%
Ranked 203th.
22.1%
Ranked 139th. 45% more than Belarus

Military > Military service age and obligation 18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel 17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-24 years of age for officer candidates; no conscription
Media > Broadcast media 4 m 7
Transport > Airports 65
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than Lebanon
8
Ranked 162nd.

Military > Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 2nd.
0.0
Ranked 45th.
Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Kansas about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Crime > Punishment > Maximum length of sentence None None
Language > Major language(s) Russian, Belarussian (both official) Arabic
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 0.38
Ranked 91st.
1.1
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Belarus

People > Gender > Male population 2.71 million
Ranked 122nd. 33% more than Lebanon
2.05 million
Ranked 127th.

Energy > Electricity production > KWh 32.19 billion
Ranked 63th. 97% more than Lebanon
16.36 billion
Ranked 78th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 1.65 million
Ranked 122nd.
1.67 million
Ranked 121st. 1% more than Belarus

Religion > Christian > Orthodox > Orthodox population 4.8 million
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Lebanon
851,000
Ranked 19th.
Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Belta - state-owned, English-language pages</p> </p>Belapan - private, English-language pages</p> </p>Charter 97 - opposition-leaning site, English-language pages</p> <p>Lebanese National News Agency - state-run, pages in English</p> </p>Naharnet - privately-owned news portal, pages in English</p>
Industry > Gross value added by construction 4.39 billion
Ranked 64th.
6.04 billion
Ranked 57th. 38% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > City centre $1,996.29
Ranked 71st.
$4,974.08
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 60.34%
Ranked 70th. 18% more than Lebanon
51.32%
Ranked 190th.

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Background > Overview <p>The present borders of Belarus were established during the turmoil of World War II.</p> <p>The former Soviet republic was occupied by the Nazis between 1941 and 1944, when it lost 2.2 million people, including almost all of its large Jewish population.</p> <p>The largest remaining minority is a Polish population of about 400,000 in the west, which is also the stronghold of the beleagured Belarussian language.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941131">Full Article</a> <p>With its high literacy rate and traditional mercantile culture, Lebanon has traditionally been an important commercial hub for the Middle East.</p> <p>It has also often been at the centre of Middle Eastern conflicts, despite its small size, because of its borders with Syria and Israel and its uniquely complex communal make-up. </p> <p>Shia Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Christians and Druze are the main population groups in a country that has been a refuge for the region&#039;s minorities for centuries. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14647308">Full Article</a>
Crime > Auto theft 16
Ranked 53th.
47.8
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Belarus
Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita 3,114.21
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Lebanon
1,448.72
Ranked 71st.

People > Age structure > 65 years and over 14%
Ranked 48th. 49% more than Lebanon
9.4%
Ranked 81st.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 46.2%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Lebanon
19.7%
Ranked 155th.

Crime > Perceived problems > Problem violent crimes including assault and armed robbery 21.43
Ranked 9th.
42.11
Ranked 38th. 97% more than Belarus
Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 47.12 people/m²
Ranked 130th.
349.64 people/m²
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Belarus

Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 96th.
48 hours
Ranked 36th. 20% more than Belarus
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 267.43
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Lebanon
113
Ranked 68th.

Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $8,336.90
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Lebanon
$1,507.50
Ranked 13th.

Crime > Murders > WHO 8.3
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.4
Ranked 121st.
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $5.38 billion
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
$2.34 billion
Ranked 61st.

People > Nationality > Noun Belarusian(s) Lebanese (singular and plural)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 140
Ranked 65th. 56% more than Lebanon
90
Ranked 168th.
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 5.54 million
Ranked 37th. 38 times more than Lebanon
144,200
Ranked 139th.

Media > Radio > List of radio stations <p>Belarussian Radio - state-run, operates three national networks</p> </p>Radio BA - commercial FM network</p> </p>Radio Mir - commercial FM network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17941331">Full Article</a> <p>Voice of Lebanon - established commercial station</p> </p>Radio Liban - state-run</p> </p>Sawt al-Ghad (Voice of Tomorrow) - commercial</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14648683">Full Article</a>
Crime > Fear of crime > Feels safe walking alone > During the day 96.43
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Lebanon
76.32
Ranked 55th.

Economy > Imports per capita $4,755.92
Ranked 61st. 4% more than Lebanon
$4,594.47
Ranked 63th.

Economy > Gross National Income per capita $1,295.39
Ranked 90th.
$5,237.37
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Belarus
Military > Armed forces personnel 83,000
Ranked 44th. 30% more than Lebanon
64,000
Ranked 54th.
Education > Literacy > Female 99.5%
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Lebanon
82.2%
Ranked 91st.
Labor > Labor force, total 4.48 million
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Lebanon
1.64 million
Ranked 127th.

Agriculture > Farm workers 470,000
Ranked 96th. 15 times more than Lebanon
32,000
Ranked 153th.

Crime > Serious assault rate 20.3
Ranked 35th. 203 times more than Lebanon
0.1
Ranked 73th.
Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 168th.
15.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Belarus

Cost of living > Clothing and shoe prices > Jeans > 1 pair of Levi 501s or equivalent $94.22
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Lebanon
$79.46
Ranked 60th.
People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 38.89%
Ranked 126th.
68.53%
Ranked 7th. 76% more than Belarus

Energy > Electrical outages > Days 1.4 days
Ranked 27th.
188.58 days
Ranked 1st. 135 times more than Belarus
Transport > Commute > Distance 5 km
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Lebanon
1 km
Ranked 8th.
Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 134 Int. $
Ranked 12th. 41% more than Lebanon
95 Int. $
Ranked 123th.

Military > Military expenditures 1.4% of GDP
Ranked 26th.
2.5% of GDP
Ranked 21st. 79% more than Belarus
Agriculture > Products grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats
Cost of living > Consumer price index > Plus rent 34.66
Ranked 84th.
53.28
Ranked 36th. 54% more than Belarus
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 46.91
Ranked 89th.
61.25
Ranked 59th. 31% more than Belarus

Cost of living > Restaurant prices > McDonalds meal $6.00
Ranked 76th.
$8.00
Ranked 43th. 33% more than Belarus
Environment > Pollution perceptions > Water pollution 52.78
Ranked 31st.
78.57
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Belarus
Economy > Development > Human Development Index 0.793
Ranked 50th. 6% more than Lebanon
0.745
Ranked 73th.

Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 2.75% per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.
7.51% per 1 million people
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Belarus
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 1.03
Ranked 45th.
3.59
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Belarus

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 5.35%
Ranked 76th. 22% more than Lebanon
4.4%
Ranked 184th.

People > Physicians density 3.76 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Lebanon
3.54 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 8th.
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Chicken breasts > Skinless, boneless $5.53
Ranked 89th.
$7.74
Ranked 43th. 40% more than Belarus
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 564.52 hectares
Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Lebanon
46.07 hectares
Ranked 159th.

Military > Military branches Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Lebanese Army ((Al Jaysh al Lubnani) includes Lebanese Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya), Lebanese Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya))
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Total divorces 39,034
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Lebanon
6,498
Ranked 27th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $1.64
Ranked 85th.
$3.53
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Belarus

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 846.36 kW
Ranked 75th. 59% more than Lebanon
533.05 kW
Ranked 94th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 1.31 million
Ranked 122nd.
1.45 million
Ranked 121st. 10% more than Belarus

Education > College and university > Gender ratio 143.22
Ranked 25th. 16% more than Lebanon
123.58
Ranked 48th.

Economy > Exports > Commodities machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs jewelry, base metals, chemicals, miscellaneous consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 3,194.56 kWh
Ranked 43th. 39% more than Lebanon
2,305.9 kWh
Ranked 20th.

Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $0.88
Ranked 142nd.
$1.11
Ranked 125th. 26% more than Belarus

Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index 146.4%
Ranked 3rd. 55% more than Lebanon
94.6%
Ranked 157th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 3.04 million
Ranked 118th. 61% more than Lebanon
1.89 million
Ranked 130th.

Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 17.64 billion
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Lebanon
3.16 billion
Ranked 91st.

Crime > Prisoners > Per capita 554 per 100,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Lebanon
146 per 100,000 people
Ranked 60th.
Crime > Punishment > Crimes possibly attracting life sentence ?? Drug trafficking and manufacturing
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Groceries index 46.56
Ranked 102nd.
54.24
Ranked 76th. 16% more than Belarus
Geography > Total area > Sq. km 207,600
Ranked 82nd. 20 times more than Lebanon
10,400
Ranked 156th.

Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 4,828
Ranked 100th. 12 times more than Lebanon
393
Ranked 171st.
Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > City centre $462.87
Ranked 79th.
$748.84
Ranked 41st. 62% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Prices at markets > Apple > 1kg $1.63
Ranked 116th.
$1.70
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Belarus
Energy > Electricity > Production 32.82 billion kWh
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Lebanon
14.81 billion kWh
Ranked 57th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form Republic of Belarus Lebanese Republic
Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 7.43 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Lebanon
1.96 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 83th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 461,231
Ranked 122nd.
693,464
Ranked 112th. 50% more than Belarus

People > Cities > Urban population 77,493
Ranked 80th.
93,869
Ranked 25th. 21% more than Belarus

Geography > Land use > Arable land 26.63%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Lebanon
10.72%
Ranked 98th.

Industry > CO2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction > Million metric tons 14.59
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Lebanon
1.22
Ranked 100th.

Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57.5%
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Lebanon
10%
Ranked 87th.
Industry > Manufacturing growth -1.39
Ranked 50th.
3
Ranked 32nd.

Crime > Fear of crime > Worries about being attacked 42.86
Ranked 5th.
43.42
Ranked 38th. 1% more than Belarus
Culture > World Heritage Sites 3
Ranked 61st.
5
Ranked 49th. 67% more than Belarus
Weather > Precipitation 167.88 billion cubic metres
Ranked 12th. 20 times more than Lebanon
8.6 billion cubic metres
Ranked 26th.

Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries Latvia 171 km, Lithuania 680 km, Poland 605 km, Russia 959 km, Ukraine 891 km Israel 79 km, Syria 375 km
Economy > Imports $45.01 billion
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Lebanon
$20.33 billion
Ranked 74th.

People > Nationality > Adjective Belarusian Lebanese
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index 116%
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Lebanon
100.8%
Ranked 134th.

Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 <25
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.87 male(s)/female
Ranked 220th.
0.96 male(s)/female
Ranked 165th. 10% more than Belarus

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 10.84%
Ranked 81st. 19% more than Lebanon
9.11%
Ranked 184th.

Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality 63.24
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Lebanon
22.5
Ranked 54th.
Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.24 births per woman
Ranked 173th.
2.25 births per woman
Ranked 106th. 81% more than Belarus

Industry > Growth 3.84
Ranked 31st. 28% more than Lebanon
3
Ranked 35th.

Sports > Chess > GrandMasters 8
Ranked 31st.
0.0
Ranked 116th.
Government > Executive branch > Elections president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third (19 March 2006) and fourth election (19 December 2010); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president president elected by the National Assembly for a six-year term (may not serve consecutive terms); election last held on 25 May 2008 (next to be held in 2014); the prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly
Health > Infant mortality rate 13.62
Ranked 113th.
25.48
Ranked 80th. 87% more than Belarus
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 3
Ranked 111th. 3 times more than Lebanon
1
Ranked 163th.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.4%
Ranked 105th.
3.1%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Belarus

Economy > Budget > Expenditures $21.96 billion
Ranked 69th. 65% more than Lebanon
$13.32 billion
Ranked 79th.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 40th. 1% more than Lebanon
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 126th.

Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $36.61 billion
Ranked 31st. 36% more than Lebanon
$26.95 billion
Ranked 36th.

Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 2 times more than Lebanon
0.715 per 1,000 people
Ranked 73th.
Energy > Crude oil > Production 32,070 bbl/day
Ranked 66th.
0.0
Ranked 185th.

Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 81.26
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Lebanon
54.23
Ranked 48th.

Cost of living > Restaurant prices > Restaurant index 56.45
Ranked 59th.
67.9
Ranked 38th. 20% more than Belarus
Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita $446.23
Ranked 79th.
$4,963.99
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Belarus

Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 30.59 trillion
Ranked 8th.
59.27 trillion
Ranked 6th. 94% more than Belarus

People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages 76,245
Ranked 12th. 97% more than Lebanon
38,691
Ranked 18th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals 91,000
Ranked 135th.
1.33 million
Ranked 73th. 15 times more than Belarus

Crime > Perceived problems > Property crimes including vandalism and theft 39.29
Ranked 8th.
48.68
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Belarus
Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $2,133.74 per capita
Ranked 57th. About the same as Lebanon
$2,128.90 per capita
Ranked 25th.

Transport > Rail > Railway length 5,491 km
Ranked 31st. 14 times more than Lebanon
401 km
Ranked 116th.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Environment > Transport CO2 emission index 4,256
Ranked 6th.
7,790
Ranked 1st. 83% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Sports > Tennis court hire > 1 hour, weekend $17.80
Ranked 39th. 18% more than Lebanon
$15.14
Ranked 55th.
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ $24.48 billion
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Lebanon
$7.83 billion
Ranked 52nd.

Cost of living > Prices at markets > Potatoes > 1kg $0.64
Ranked 124th.
$0.93
Ranked 98th. 45% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Real estate prices > Apartment purchase price per sqm > Outside city centre $1,349.71
Ranked 66th.
$1,871.52
Ranked 50th. 39% more than Belarus
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 8.24%
Ranked 123th.
16.85%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Belarus

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 38th. The same as Lebanon
3
Ranked 92nd.

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $585.00 million
Ranked 100th.
$7.69 billion
Ranked 33th. 13 times more than Belarus

Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 6.08
Ranked 44th. 44% more than Lebanon
4.22
Ranked 60th.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 755.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 36% more than Lebanon
553.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 616.68 kWh
Ranked 72nd.
859.82 kWh
Ranked 56th. 39% more than Belarus

Economy > Tax > Tax rates 38.89
Ranked 16th. 84% more than Lebanon
21.08
Ranked 62nd.

Government > National symbol(s) mounted knight known as Pahonia (the Chaser) cedar tree
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 464.28
Ranked 96th.
1,366.03
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Belarus

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 0.2%
Ranked 153th.
59.7%
Ranked 44th. 299 times more than Belarus
Geography > Irrigated land 1,310 sq km
Ranked 84th. 46% more than Lebanon
900 sq km
Ranked 96th.

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 4.51 billion
Ranked 77th. 71% more than Lebanon
2.63 billion
Ranked 91st.

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $61.75 billion
Ranked 60th. 46% more than Lebanon
$42.32 billion
Ranked 73th.

Military > Armed forces personnel > Total 183,000
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
76,000
Ranked 56th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 616.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Lebanon
234.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th.

Economy > GDP per person 5,074.76
Ranked 75th.
8,175.14
Ranked 54th. 61% more than Belarus

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 10.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Lebanon
10.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th.

Energy > Electricity production from renewable sources > KWh 150 million
Ranked 116th.
805 million
Ranked 104th. 5 times more than Belarus

Education > Duration of compulsory education 9 years
Ranked 70th.
10 years
Ranked 52nd. 11% more than Belarus
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim 0.5%
Ranked 132nd.
70%
Ranked 41st. 140 times more than Belarus
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 3.9
Ranked 166th.
8
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Belarus

Environment > Pollution perceptions > Drinking water pollution 55.56
Ranked 14th.
84.38
Ranked 1st. 52% more than Belarus
Cost of living > Restaurant prices > 3 course meal for 2 $37.60
Ranked 60th.
$50.00
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Belarus
Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 2,266
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Lebanon
2,138
Ranked 11th.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 8.28%
Ranked 142nd. 14 times more than Lebanon
0.586%
Ranked 205th.

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 465.66
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Lebanon
198.45
Ranked 83th.

Health > Life expectancy > Women 76 years
Ranked 61st. 1% more than Lebanon
75 years
Ranked 72nd.
Economy > Exports > Main exports Machinery, chemical and petroleum products Foodstuffs and tobacco
Geography > Natural hazards NA dust storms, sandstorms
Labor > Employment rate > Adults 52.3
Ranked 119th. 14% more than Lebanon
45.9
Ranked 150th.

Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 5.9 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Lebanon
2.47 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 48th.

Government > Flag description red horizontal band (top) and green horizontal band one-half the width of the red band; a white vertical stripe on the hoist side bears Belarusian national ornamentation in red; the red band color recalls past struggles from oppression, the green band represents hope and the many forests of the country three horizontal bands consisting of red (top), white (middle, double width), and red (bottom) with a green cedar tree centered in the white band; the red bands symbolize blood shed for liberation, the white band denotes peace, the snow of the mountains, and purity; the green cedar tree is the symbol of Lebanon and represents eternity, steadiness, happiness, and prosperity
Culture > Food and drink > Fast food > McDonalds > First outlet date December 10, 1996 September 18, 1998
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $2,452.05
Ranked 48th. 18% more than Lebanon
$2,073.44
Ranked 58th.

Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 49.82 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 66th.
281.18 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 92nd. 6 times more than Belarus

Labor > Expense > Current LCU 78.19 trillion
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Lebanon
16.49 trillion
Ranked 7th.

Environment > Pollution perceptions > Clean water 47.22
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Lebanon
21.43
Ranked 57th.
Economy > Debt > External $1.23 billion
Ranked 145th.
$25.16 billion
Ranked 74th. 21 times more than Belarus

Cost of living > Real estate prices > Rent per month > 1 bedroom apartment > Outside city centre $317.61
Ranked 81st.
$477.88
Ranked 49th. 50% more than Belarus
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 926.6$
Ranked 50th.
-259.872$
Ranked 138th.

Crime > Perceived problems > Illegal drugs 32.14
Ranked 7th.
40.28
Ranked 61st. 25% more than Belarus
Economy > Central bank discount rate 10.5%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Lebanon
3.5%
Ranked 79th.

Media > Televisions 2.52 million
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Lebanon
1.18 million
Ranked 77th.
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 5.96 per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Lebanon
2.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.

Education > Secondary education, pupils 693,047
Ranked 27th. 80% more than Lebanon
384,851
Ranked 38th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 377.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Lebanon
168.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th.

People > Child labor > Children ages 5-14 > Percentage 5%
Ranked 16th.
7%
Ranked 9th. 40% more than Belarus
Education > College and university > Private school share 12.67%
Ranked 35th.
59.87%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Belarus

Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.97
Ranked 79th. The same as Lebanon
0.97
Ranked 86th.

Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.397
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Lebanon
0.161
Ranked 146th.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $953.45 per capita
Ranked 74th.
$8,049.93 per capita
Ranked 33th. 8 times more than Belarus

Crime > Perceived problems > Problem corruption and bribery 70.83
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Lebanon
68.75
Ranked 48th.
People > Marriage, divorce and children > Marriages per thousand people 8.06
Ranked 8th.
8.74
Ranked 4th. 9% more than Belarus

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 44.6%
Ranked 143th.
75.8%
Ranked 24th. 70% more than Belarus

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 32.09
Ranked 69th. 42% more than Lebanon
22.53
Ranked 93th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 3,076.69 kWh per capita
Ranked 66th. 42% more than Lebanon
2,161.28 kWh per capita
Ranked 47th.

Transport > Road > Motorway density 78.13 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 44th. 78% more than Lebanon
43.94 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 65th.
Geography > Area > Land per 1000 21.79 sq km
Ranked 66th. 9 times more than Lebanon
2.44 sq km
Ranked 179th.

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