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  • Crime > Murder rate: Homicide rate per year per 100,000 inhabitants in various countries.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Economy > GDP: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Economy > GDP per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Gross National Income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop).
  • Economy > Population below poverty line: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
  • Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate: Total fertility rate.
  • Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14: Percentage of total population aged 0-14.
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents: Number of privately owned small firearms per 100 residents.
  • Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • Environment > Marine fish catch: Total marine fish catch
    Units: Metric Tons
  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Health > Human height > Average female height: Average female height.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 15-24.
  • Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • 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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  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.

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  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Industry > Manufacturing output: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year): Year of last use.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Health > Human height > Average male height: Average male height.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • Education > Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • People > Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • Environment > Ecological footprint: Ecological footprint per capita
    Units: Hectares per Person
  • Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • Government > Political pressure groups and leaders: Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election.
  • Geography > Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant persons out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant person is a person aged 0-14 and those over 65 years old.
  • Geography > Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
  • People > Population growth rate: The average annual percent change in the population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative. The growth rate is a factor in determining how great a burden would be imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure (e.g., schools, hospitals, housing, roads), resources (e.g., food, water, electricity), and jobs. Rapid population growth can be seen as threatening by neighboring countries.
  • Geography > Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita: The total number of mobile cellular telephones in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km: Agricultural land (sq. km). Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military > Personnel > Per capita: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Economy > 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.
  • Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Transport > Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • Economy > Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Media > Personal computers > Per capita: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 60 and older.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total: Number of people aged 15-64.
  • Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total: Number of people aged 0-4.
  • Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
  • People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate: This entry gives the percent of a country's population considered to be obese. Obesity is defined as an adult having a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater to or equal to 30.0. BMI is calculated by taking a person's weight in kg and dividing it by the person's squared height in meters.
  • Education > College and university > Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for college and university enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
  • Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. The index is calculated from the Lorenz curve, in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the ric
  • Religion > Religions > All: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • Education > Primary education, duration > Years: Primary education, duration (years). Duration of primary is the number of grades (years) in primary education.
  • Military > Global Peace Index: The Global Peace Index is comprised of 22 indicators in the three categories ongoing domestic or international conflicts; societal safety; and security and militarization. A low index value indicates a peaceful and safe country.
  • Education > Secondary education, duration > Years: Secondary education, duration (years). Duration of secondary education is the number of grades (years) in secondary education (ISCED 2 & 3).
  • 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.
  • Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • Military > Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

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  • Military > Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Economy > Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Media > Television receivers > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address: This entry includes the chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, consulate general locations, and consulate locations.
  • Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology, which provide access to the public switched telephone network. Post-paid and prepaid subscriptions are included.
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
  • Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Government > Capital city > Name: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates: This entry gives the name of the seat of government, its geographic coordinates, the time difference relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and the time observed in Washington, DC, and, if applicable, information on daylight saving time (DST). Where appropriate, a special note has been added to highlight those countries that have multiple time zones.
  • Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts: Same-sex sexual activity.

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  • Government > International organization participation: This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
  • People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. For example, 0.7 means there are 7 dependents for every 10 working-age people.
  • Crime > Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
  • Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded: Temperature.

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  • Media > Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Religion > Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male: Probability at birth of reaching the age of 65.
  • Geography > Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Military > Military service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of service obligation.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Language > Major language(s): Country major languages.
  • Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar). The ratio of the PPP conversion factor to the official exchange rate (also referred to as the national price level) makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.
  • People > Gender > Male population: Total male population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total: Number of people aged 60 and older.
  • Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies: List of news agencies.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64: Percentage of total population aged 15-64.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • Background > Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average: Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).
  • Crime > Murders > WHO: Intentional homicide rate is the estimate of intentional homicides in a country as a result of domestic disputes that end in a killing, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, inter-gang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. The term, intentional homicide, is broad, but it does not include all intentional killing. In particular, deaths arising from armed conflict are usually considered separately. The difference is usually described by the organisation of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas the killing in armed conflict is usually committed by more or less cohesive groups of up to several hundred members. Two main sources of data are presented: criminal justice (law enforcement) measures (this series), supplemented by data from national statistical agencies, and measures from public health sources (see other intentional homicide series). These various sources measure slightly different phenomena and are therefore unlikely to provide identical numbers."
  • Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$: Agriculture, value added (current US$), including forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Economy > Inequality > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality."
  • Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Media > Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Economy > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Military > Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Labor > Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Transport > Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
  • Military > Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Economy > Development > Human Development Index: Human Development Index trends, 1980-2012.
  • Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita: National estimates of the percentage of the population lying below the poverty line are based on surveys of sub-groups, with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. Definitions of poverty vary considerably among nations. For example, rich nations generally employ more generous standards of poverty than poor nations. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000: Children out of school, primary, female. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Female is the total number of female primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 0-4.
  • People > Physicians density: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that fewer than 2.3 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 1,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Military > Military branches: This entry lists the service branches subordinate to defense ministries or the equivalent (typically ground, naval, air, and marine forces).
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people: This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total: Number of people 65 years old and older.
  • Education > College and university > Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.
  • Economy > Exports > Commodities: This entry provides a listing of the highest-valued exported products; it sometimes includes the percent of total dollar value.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
  • Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total: Number of people aged 15-59.
  • Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Crime > Prisoners > Per capita: Data for 2003. Number of prisoners held per 100,000 population.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio: The ratio of average income of the richest 20% of the population to the average income of the poorest 20% of the population.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
  • Government > Country name > Conventional long form: This entry is derived from Government > Country name, which includes all forms of the country's name approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (Italy is used as an example): conventional long form (Italian Republic), conventional short form (Italy), local long form (Repubblica Italiana), local short form (Italia), former (Kingdom of Italy), as well as the abbreviation. Also see the Terminology note.
  • Media > Personal computers per 1000: Personal computers are self-contained computers designed to be used by a single individual. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total: Number of people aged 80 years and older.
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
  • Industry > Manufacturing growth: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
  • Culture > World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.

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  • Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries: Length of land boundaries by border country
  • Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
  • Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered: Civil registration coverage of deaths (%).
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 5-14.
  • Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Industry > Growth: Annual growth rate for industrial value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • 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
  • Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP: Current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$: Adjusted net national income (constant 2000 US$). Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.
  • Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita: An estimate of all people (adults and children) alive at yearend with HIV infection, whether or not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Energy > Crude oil > Production: This entry is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
  • Economy > GINI index: Gini index measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or, in some cases, consumption expenditure) among individuals or households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A Lorenz curve plots the cumulative percentages of total income received against the cumulative number of recipients, starting with the poorest individual or household. The Gini index measures the area between the Lorenz curve and a hypothetical line of absolute equality, expressed as a percentage of the maximum area under the line. Thus a Gini index of 0 represents perfect equality, while an index of 100 implies perfect inequality.
  • Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people: Daily newspapers refer to those published at least four times a week and calculated as average circulation (or copies printed) per 1,000 people."
  • Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita: This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU: Net foreign assets (current LCU). Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival."
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Transport > Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
  • Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$: Industry, value added (current US$). Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent: Percentage of total population aged 80 and older.
  • Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration: Number of years students study at the pre-primary (preschool) level. It should be noted that not all countries require pre-primary education.
  • Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000: CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand metric tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita: . Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Tax > Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Government > National symbol(s): A national symbol is a faunal, floral, or other abstract representation - or some distinctive object - that over time has come to be closely identified with a country or entity. Not all countries have national symbols; a few countries have more than one.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population: Muslim percentage (%) of total population 2014 Pew Report.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Labor > GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Military > Armed forces personnel > Total: Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organisation, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces."
  • Media > Internet > Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economy > GDP per person: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education > Duration of compulsory education: Duration of compulsory education is the number of grades (or years) that a child must legally be enrolled in school.
  • Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim: Percent of Muslims in each country.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
  • Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year: This list compares the average annual consumption of cigarettes per adult in countries around the world. Ten european countries top the list, all located at the East of the continent, with the exception of Greece. Developed asian countries like China, South Korea and Japan also register high cigarette consumption, while Africa hosts the countries with less consumption.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
  • Economy > Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
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  • 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.
  • Economy > Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
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  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Education > Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education > College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Education > School life expectancy > Total: School life expectancy and transition from primary to secondary for school years 1998/99 and 1999/00, published in http://www.uis.unesco.org accessed on Sept. 2002 and Women's Indicators and Statistics Database (Wistat), Version 4, CD-ROM (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.00.XVII.4) based on data provided by UNESCO in 1999.
  • Language > Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
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  • Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Burkina Faso Netherlands HISTORY
Crime > Murder rate 0.5 0.93
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 2,786
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Netherlands
179
Ranked 63th.

Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 190.05
Ranked 33th. 18 times more than Netherlands
10.83
Ranked 97th.

Economy > GDP $10.44 billion
Ranked 121st.
$772.23 billion
Ranked 19th. 74 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP per capita $634.32
Ranked 160th.
$46,054.41
Ranked 14th. 73 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Gross National Income $2.53 billion
Ranked 113th.
$390.00 billion
Ranked 13th. 154 times more than Burkina Faso
Economy > Population below poverty line 46.7%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Netherlands
10.5%
Ranked 10th.

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly larger than Colorado slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Geography > Land area > Square miles 105,870 square miles
Ranked 38th. 7 times more than Netherlands
16,164 square miles
Ranked 62nd.
Government > Government type parliamentary republic constitutional monarchy
Government > Legal system civil law based on the French model and customary law civil law system based on the French system; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 2.09%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Netherlands
1.9%
Ranked 67th.

Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 0.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th.
3.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th. 52 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 21.74%
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Netherlands
15.25%
Ranked 114th.

People > Population 17.81 million
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Netherlands
16.81 million
Ranked 64th.

Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 1.1
Ranked 144th.
3.9
Ranked 107th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - -3.2% of GDP
Ranked 103th.
-4.1% of GDP
Ranked 124th. 28% more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Climate tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Geography > Area > Land 273,800 sq km
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than Netherlands
33,883 sq km
Ranked 133th.

Government > Legislative branch unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer
Geography > Geographic coordinates 13 00 N, 2 00 W 52 30 N, 5 45 E
Religion > Religions Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future 0.679
Ranked 13th.
-0.101
Ranked 95th.

Environment > Marine fish catch 0.0
Ranked 137th.
446,609 tons
Ranked 28th.
Economy > Unemployment rate 77%
Ranked 2nd. 15 times more than Netherlands
5.3%
Ranked 86th.

Health > Human height > Average female height 1.616 m (5 ft 3 ⁄ 2 in) 1.699 m (5 ft 7 in)
People > Ethnic groups Mossi over 40%, other approximately 60% (includes Gurunsi, Senufo, Lobi, Bobo, Mande, and Fulani) Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 274,200 sq km
Ranked 76th. 7 times more than Netherlands
41,543 sq km
Ranked 136th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 14.55%
Ranked 15th. 41% more than Netherlands
10.35%
Ranked 137th.

Government > Constitution several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848); amended many times, last in 2010
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 4.84 million hectares
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
908,000 hectares
Ranked 51st.

Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 2.9%
Ranked 15th.
5.4%
Ranked 6th. 86% more than Burkina Faso
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 34,664 CFA francs per month. url= http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/vraag-en-antwoord/hoe-hoog-is-het-minimumloon.html |title=Hoe hoog is het minimumloon? | Vraag en antwoord |publisher=Rijksoverheid.nl |date=2012-12-20 |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>
Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation; Council of State or Conseil d'Etat; Court of Accounts or la Cour des Comptes; Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for life by the monarch)
Education > Children out of school, primary 917,044
Ranked 4th. 1182 times more than Netherlands
776
Ranked 107th.

Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 12
Ranked 167th.
528
Ranked 31st. 44 times more than Burkina Faso
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $1,290.84
Ranked 158th.
$40,949.98
Ranked 10th. 32 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 273,600 sq km
Ranked 72nd. 8 times more than Netherlands
33,760 sq km
Ranked 129th.

People > Birth rate 42.81 births/1,000 population
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Netherlands
10.85 births/1,000 population
Ranked 176th.

People > Population growth 0.679%
Ranked 13th.
-0.101%
Ranked 95th.

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 48.24
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands
18.36
Ranked 99th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $2.50 billion
Ranked 130th.
$358.40 billion
Ranked 13th. 143 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Median age 34.61 years
Ranked 182nd.
47.37 years
Ranked 67th. 37% more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $1,400.00
Ranked 165th.
$41,500.00
Ranked 12th. 30 times more than Burkina Faso

Industry > Manufacturing output 852.96 million
Ranked 111th.
88.3 billion
Ranked 16th. 104 times more than Burkina Faso

Crime > Justice system > Punishment > Capital punishment (last execution year) 1,988
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Netherlands
1,952
Ranked 20th.

Government > Political parties and leaders African Democratic Rally-Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF-RDA [Gilbert OUEDRAOGO]<br />Citizen's Popular Rally or RPC [Antoine QUARE]<br />Coalition of Democratic Forces of Burkina or CFD-B [Zio Eric FRANCOIS]<br />Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Assimi KOUANDA]<br />Democratic and Popular Rally or RDP [Nana THIBAUT]<br />Movement for Tolerance and Progress or MTP [Nayabtigungou Congo KABORE]<br />Party for African Independence or PAI [Soumane TOURE]<br />Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE]<br />Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Hama Arba DIALLO]<br />Party for National Rebirth or PAREN [Barry TAHIROU]<br />Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE]<br />Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Ram OUEDRAGO]<br />Republican Party for Integration and Solidarity or PARIS<br />Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Fidele HIEN]<br />Union for Progress and Reform or UPC [Zephiron DIABRE]<br />Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA]<br />Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY]<br />Union of Sankarist Parties or UPS [Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO] Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA [Sybrand VAN HAERSMA BUMA]<br />Christian Union or CU [Arie SLOB]<br />Democrats 66 or D66 [Alexander PECHTOLD]<br />Green Left or GL [Bram VAN OJIK]<br />Labor Party or PvdA [Diederik SAMSOM]<br />Party for Freedom or PVV [Geert WILDERS]<br />Party for the Animals or PvdD [Marianne THIEME]<br />People's Party for Freedom and Democracy or VVD [Halbe ZIJLSTRA]<br />Reformed Political Party of SGP [Kees VAN DER STAAIJ]<br />Socialist Party of SP [Emile ROEMER]<br />plus a few minor parties
Health > Human height > Average male height N/A 1.832 m (6 ft 0 in)
Economy > Economy > Overview Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that relies heavily on cotton and gold exports for revenue. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. About 90% of the population is engaged in subsistence agriculture, which is vulnerable to periodic drought. Cotton is the main cash crop. Since 1998, Burkina Faso has embarked upon a gradual privatization of state-owned enterprises and in 2004 revised its investment code to attract foreign investment. As a result of this new code and other legislation favoring the mining sector, the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration and production. By 2010, gold had become the main source of export revenue. Gold mining production doubled between 2009 and 2010. Two new mining projects were launched in the third quarter of 2011. Local community conflict persists in the mining and cotton sectors, but the Prime Minister has made efforts to defuse some of the economic cause of public discontent, including announcing income tax reductions, reparations for looting victims, and subsidies for basic food items and fertilizer. An IMF mission to Burkina Faso in October 2011 expressed general satisfaction with the measures. The risk of a mass exodus of the 3 to 4 million Burinabe who live and work in Cote d'Ivoire has dissipated, and trade, power, and transport links are being restored. Burkina Faso experienced a severe drought in 2011, which decimated grazing land and decreased harvests, creating food insecurity and damaging the country's agricultural base. The Dutch economy is the sixth-largest economy in the euro-zone and is noted for its stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable trade surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Dutch economy - highly dependent on an international financial sector and international trade - contracted by 3.5% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis. The Dutch financial sector suffered, due in part to the high exposure of some Dutch banks to U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In 2008, the government nationalized two banks and injected billions of dollars of capital into other financial institutions, to prevent further deterioration of a crucial sector. The government also sought to boost the domestic economy by accelerating infrastructure programs, offering corporate tax breaks for employers to retain workers, and expanding export credit facilities. The stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, resulted in a government budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in 2010 that contrasted sharply with a surplus of 0.7% in 2008. The government of Prime Minister Mark RUTTE began implementing fiscal consolidation measures in early 2011, mainly reductions in expenditures, which resulted in an improved budget deficit in 2011. In 2012 tax revenues dropped nearly 9%, GDP contracted, and the budget deficit deteriorated. Although jobless claims continued to grow, the unemployment rate remained relatively low at 6.8 percent.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people 190.05
Ranked 33th. 18 times more than Netherlands
10.83
Ranked 97th.

Economy > Exports $2.75 billion
Ranked 126th.
$540.30 billion
Ranked 7th. 197 times more than Burkina Faso

Crime > Violent crime > Murders 2,786
Ranked 34th. 16 times more than Netherlands
179
Ranked 63th.

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 1.42 per 1,000 people
Ranked 88th.
4.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Compulsary education duration 10
Ranked 44th.
13
Ranked 9th. 30% more than Burkina Faso

People > Gender > Female population 37.61 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Netherlands
7.95 million
Ranked 81st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 16.37 million
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Netherlands
2.43 million
Ranked 85th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $1,275.19 per capita
Ranked 100th.
$38,954.50 per capita
Ranked 13th. 31 times more than Burkina Faso

Agriculture > Rural population 67,747
Ranked 13th. 9 times more than Netherlands
7,432
Ranked 194th.

People > Mother's mean age at first birth 19.4
Ranked 36th.
28.9
Ranked 1st. 49% more than Burkina Faso
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 39.7 kWh per capita
Ranked 147th.
7,455.55 kWh per capita
Ranked 6th. 188 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Death rate 12.21 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 27th. 44% more than Netherlands
8.48 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 83th.

Environment > Ecological footprint 0.9
Ranked 123th.
5.75
Ranked 22nd. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 748
Ranked 104th.
778
Ranked 102nd. 4% more than Burkina Faso
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Tole SAGNON]<br />Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE]<br />Group of 14 February [Benewende STANISLAS]<br />National Confederation of Burkinabe Workers or CNTB [Laurent OUEDRAOGO]<br />National Organization of Free Unions or ONSL [Paul KABORE]<br /><strong>other:</strong> watchdog/political action groups throughout the country in both organizations and communities Christian Trade Union Federation or CNV [Jaap SMIT]<br />Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers or VNO-NCW [Bernard WIENTJES]<br />Federation for Small and Medium-sized businesses or MKB [Hans BIESHEUVEL]<br />Netherlands Trade Union Federation or FNV [Ton HEERTS]<br />Social Economic Council or SER [Wiebe DRAIJER]<br />Trade Union Federation of Middle and High Personnel or MHP [Reginald VISSER]
Geography > Natural resources manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita $40.23
Ranked 111th.
$5,528.48
Ranked 12th. 137 times more than Burkina Faso

Energy > Electricity > Consumption 773.1 million kWh
Ranked 113th.
110 billion kWh
Ranked 18th. 142 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 53.34%
Ranked 178th.
83.68%
Ranked 47th. 57% more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 274,000 km²
Ranked 74th. 7 times more than Netherlands
41,530 km²
Ranked 132nd.

People > Population growth rate 3.06%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Netherlands
0.44%
Ranked 155th.

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 17.94 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th. 9 times more than Netherlands
2.04 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 202nd.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 112.45 per 1,000 people
Ranked 144th.
1,056.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 9 times more than Burkina Faso

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 117,650 sq. km
Ranked 68th. 6 times more than Netherlands
18,948 sq. km
Ranked 123th.

Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 55.71
Ranked 3rd. 1198 times more than Netherlands
0.0465
Ranked 115th.

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 55.44
Ranked 176th.
81.2
Ranked 16th. 46% more than Burkina Faso

Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 36.13
Ranked 188th.
925.88
Ranked 5th. 26 times more than Burkina Faso

Military > Personnel > Per capita 0.85 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.
3.68 per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. 4 times more than Burkina Faso

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 189th.
0.0
Ranked 185th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.356
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Netherlands
0.0624
Ranked 149th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 123
Ranked 49th. 31% more than Netherlands
94
Ranked 174th.

Media > Internet users 178,100
Ranked 138th.
14.87 million
Ranked 9th. 84 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 3.8%
Ranked 101st. 36% more than Netherlands
2.8%
Ranked 130th.

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 26.33
Ranked 13th. 94% more than Netherlands
13.57
Ranked 59th.

Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ $643.44 million
Ranked 86th.
$91.86 billion
Ranked 16th. 143 times more than Burkina Faso

Language > Languages French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 42.2%
Ranked 154th.
72.6%
Ranked 36th. 72% more than Burkina Faso
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 10.95 million
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Netherlands
1.65 million
Ranked 85th.

Economy > Exports per capita $166.83
Ranked 156th.
$32,222.66
Ranked 8th. 193 times more than Burkina Faso

Media > Personal computers > Per capita 2.37 per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
682.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 287 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 748
Ranked 109th.
778
Ranked 107th. 4% more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 18.05%
Ranked 180th.
35.99%
Ranked 55th. Twice as much as Burkina Faso

Government > Administrative divisions 13 regions; Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, Sud-Ouest 12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 49.09 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Netherlands
8.69 million
Ranked 85th.

Education > Literacy > Total population 21.8%
Ranked 160th.
99%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 5.43 million
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Netherlands
804,158
Ranked 85th.

Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 34
Ranked 38th.
372
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 2.3%
Ranked 179th.
18.8%
Ranked 101st. 8 times more than Burkina Faso
Education > College and university > Gender parity index 0.496
Ranked 81st.
1.12
Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index 39.5
Ranked 17th. 28% more than Netherlands
30.9
Ranked 26th.

Religion > Religions > All Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian (mainly Roman Catholic) 10% Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
Education > Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 141st. The same as Netherlands
6
Ranked 139th.

Military > Global Peace Index 2.06
Ranked 76th. 37% more than Netherlands
1.51
Ranked 16th.

Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 7
Ranked 81st. 17% more than Netherlands
6
Ranked 160th.

Media > Televisions per 1000 10.38
Ranked 168th.
499.22
Ranked 24th. 48 times more than Burkina Faso
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 1,095.6
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Netherlands
161.02
Ranked 85th.

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 0.623 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 154th.
59.39 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 9th. 95 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 60.21%
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Netherlands
48.76%
Ranked 150th.

Education > Children out of school, primary, female 474,376
Ranked 4th. 40 times more than Netherlands
11,924
Ranked 61st.

Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 1,035.1
Ranked 144th.
8,307.5
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Population in 2015 17,678 thousand
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than Netherlands
16,812 thousand
Ranked 64th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.4
Ranked 8th.
30.7
Ranked 11th. 4% more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Terrain mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast
Education > High school enrolment rate 48.91
Ranked 12th.
98.12
Ranked 32nd. Twice as much as Burkina Faso
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 53.7 years
Ranked 196th.
79.68 years
Ranked 34th. 48% more than Burkina Faso

Crime > Murders > Per 100,000 people 18.1
Ranked 29th. 13 times more than Netherlands
1.4
Ranked 111th.
Military > Paramilitary personnel 250
Ranked 110th.
3,000
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than Burkina Faso
Military > Service age and obligation 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 20 years of age for voluntary military service 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force
Geography > Location Western Africa, north of Ghana Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 2.49 million
Ranked 22nd.
5.26 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 3.43%
Ranked 38th.
5.96%
Ranked 29th. 74% more than Burkina Faso

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 90% agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73%
Economy > Human Development Index 0.317
Ranked 175th.
0.943
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Labor > Unemployment rate 77%
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than Netherlands
5.5%
Ranked 70th.

Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 2.95
Ranked 64th.
4.15
Ranked 69th. 41% more than Burkina Faso

People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 11.67
Ranked 32nd. 44% more than Netherlands
8.1
Ranked 87th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 14.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 135th.
607.02 per 1,000 people
Ranked 54th. 41 times more than Burkina Faso

Media > Households with television 6.82%
Ranked 128th.
99.42%
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Burkina Faso

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 46.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Netherlands
11.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.

Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index 0.0
Ranked 154th.
2.04
Ranked 57th.
Culture > Happy Planet Index 22.4
Ranked 138th.
50.6
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe TIAO (since 18 April 2011) Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk ASSCHER (since 5 November 2012)
Geography > Coastline 0.0
Ranked 239th.
451 km
Ranked 113th.

Labor > Labor force 6.67 million
Ranked 54th.
7.86 million
Ranked 50th. 18% more than Burkina Faso

Environment > Current issues recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain
Energy > Oil > Consumption 9,000 bbl/day
Ranked 144th.
922,800 bbl/day
Ranked 19th. 103 times more than Burkina Faso

Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 56.03
Ranked 177th.
83.1
Ranked 26th. 48% more than Burkina Faso

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 20.18%
Ranked 21st.
28.05%
Ranked 17th. 39% more than Burkina Faso

Health > Life expectancy > Men 55 years
Ranked 67th.
79 years
Ranked 14th. 44% more than Burkina Faso
Media > Television > List of TV stations <p>Television Nationale du Burkina - state-run</p> </p>Canal 3 - private</p> <p>NOS - public broadcaster</p> </p>BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad</p> </p>RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
People > Total fertility rate 6 children born/woman
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.78 children born/woman
Ranked 155th.

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 54.88
Ranked 174th.
79.4
Ranked 13th. 45% more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 13.04%
Ranked 180th.
30.31%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Media > Television receivers > Per capita 9.64 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.
519 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 54 times more than Burkina Faso

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state President Blaise COMPAORE (since 15 October 1987) King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address 1 PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 57.07
Ranked 164th.
117.52
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $24.57 billion
Ranked 119th.
$695.80 billion
Ranked 23th. 28 times more than Burkina Faso

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.70
Ranked 116th.
$8.53
Ranked 7th. 12 times more than Burkina Faso

Government > Capital city > Name Ouagadougou Amsterdam
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 12 52
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal Legal since 1811 (as part of France) UN decl. sign.
Government > International organization participation ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 1
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Netherlands
0.48
Ranked 143th.

Crime > Prisoners 2,800 prisoners
Ranked 116th.
16,930 prisoners
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded 47.2 \u00b0C (117 \u00b0F) 38.6 \u00b0C (102 \u00b0F)
Media > Internet > Users per 1000 5.79
Ranked 144th.
915.66
Ranked 2nd. 158 times more than Burkina Faso

Religion > Major religion(s) Indigenous beliefs, Islam, Christianity Christianity
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male 29.7%
Ranked 148th.
82.7%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso
Geography > Area > Water 400 sq km
Ranked 123th.
7,650 sq km
Ranked 59th. 19 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 45.5%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Netherlands
17.1%
Ranked 181st.

Military > Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force
Media > Broadcast media 2 more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and a large number of commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations operating with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage
Transport > Airports 23
Ranked 134th.
29
Ranked 119th. 26% more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than Colorado slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Language > Major language(s) French, indigenous languages Dutch
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 0.32
Ranked 112th.
1.17
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Gender > Male population 37.67 million
Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Netherlands
8.02 million
Ranked 81st.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 13.59 million
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Netherlands
5.75 million
Ranked 75th.

Media > News Agencies > List of news agencies <p>Agence d&#039;Information du Burkina - official agency</p> <p>Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANP) - news agency</p> </p>DutchNews.nl - news in English</p>
Industry > Gross value added by construction 455.86 million
Ranked 137th.
34.11 billion
Ranked 19th. 75 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 65.21%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Netherlands
54.44%
Ranked 150th.

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
Background > Overview <p>A poor country even by West African standards, landlocked Burkina Faso has suffered from recurring droughts and, until the 1980s, military coups.</p> <p>Burkina Faso has significant reserves of gold, but cotton is the economic mainstay for many Burkinabes. </p> <p>This industry is vulnerable to changes in world prices.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13072774">Full Article</a> <p>The Netherlands&#039; name reflects its low-lying topography, with more than a quarter of its total area under sea level.</p> <p>Now a constitutional monarchy, the country began its independent life as a republic in the 16th century, when the foundations were laid for it to become one of the world&#039;s foremost maritime trading nations. </p> <p>Although traditionally among the keener advocates of the European Union, Dutch voters echoed those in France by spurning the proposed EU constitution in a 2005 referendum. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17740800">Full Article</a>
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 2.5%
Ranked 220th.
17.1%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 23.4%
Ranked 134th.
24.1%
Ranked 127th. 3% more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 48.35 people/m²
Ranked 128th.
481.7 people/m²
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than Burkina Faso

Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 170th. The same as Netherlands
40 hours
Ranked 167th.
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 0.87
Ranked 159th.
393.14
Ranked 4th. 452 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $510.53
Ranked 33th. 257 times more than Netherlands
$1.98
Ranked 145th.

Crime > Murders > WHO 81.1
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Netherlands
1.2
Ranked 153th.
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $3.23 billion
Ranked 58th.
$13.56 billion
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Nationality > Noun Burkinabe (singular and plural) Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 160
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Netherlands
155
Ranked 37th.
Economy > Inequality > GINI index 39.6
Ranked 22nd. 28% more than Netherlands
30.9
Ranked 21st.
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 5.2 million
Ranked 42nd. 5 times more than Netherlands
1.06 million
Ranked 99th.

Media > Radio > List of radio stations <p>Radio Burkina - state-run, runs national network and regional services, as well as entertainment station Canal Arc-en-Ciel</p> </p>Radio Pulsar - private</p> </p>Radio Salankoloto - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13072778">Full Article</a> <p>NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4</p> </p>Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English</p> </p>Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17741366">Full Article</a>
Economy > Imports per capita $162.51
Ranked 178th.
$28,417.72
Ranked 5th. 175 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Gross National Income per capita $211.92
Ranked 147th.
$24,304.85
Ranked 10th. 115 times more than Burkina Faso
Military > Armed forces personnel 7,000
Ranked 122nd.
52,000
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Education > Literacy > Female 15.2%
Ranked 156th.
99%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Labor > Labor force, total 7.47 million
Ranked 61st.
11.58 million
Ranked 46th. 55% more than Burkina Faso

Agriculture > Farm workers 6.35 million
Ranked 24th. 28 times more than Netherlands
225,000
Ranked 114th.

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 81.4 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 10th. 18 times more than Netherlands
4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 186th.

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 20%
Ranked 180th.
55.67%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Tena Kourou 749 m Mount Scenery 862 m (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles)
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 99 Int. $
Ranked 105th. 9% more than Netherlands
91 Int. $
Ranked 152nd.

Transport > Motor vehicles 6 motor vehicles per 100 p
Ranked 5th.
417 motor vehicles per 100 p
Ranked 12th. 70 times more than Burkina Faso
Military > Military expenditures 1.1% of GDP
Ranked 21st.
1.6% of GDP
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Burkina Faso
Agriculture > Products cotton, peanuts, shea nuts, sesame, sorghum, millet, corn, rice; livestock grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 3.73
Ranked 184th.
93
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Development > Human Development Index 0.343
Ranked 181st.
0.921
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 3.62% per 1 million people
Ranked 26th. 6 times more than Netherlands
0.643% per 1 million people
Ranked 21st.

Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 28.82
Ranked 3rd. 40 times more than Netherlands
0.729
Ranked 86th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 7.21%
Ranked 13th. 43% more than Netherlands
5.04%
Ranked 108th.

People > Physicians density 0.05 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 47th.
3.92 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 4th. 78 times more than Burkina Faso
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 382.33 hectares
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Netherlands
55.64 hectares
Ranked 57th.

Military > Military branches Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $0.09
Ranked 159th.
$2.47
Ranked 72nd. 29 times more than Burkina Faso

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 16.22 kW
Ranked 174th.
1,602.13 kW
Ranked 42nd. 99 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 9.82 million
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Netherlands
4.84 million
Ranked 73th.

Education > College and university > Gender ratio 49.99
Ranked 80th.
110.84
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Exports > Commodities gold, cotton, livestock machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 39.96 kWh
Ranked 136th.
7,546.09 kWh
Ranked 6th. 189 times more than Burkina Faso

Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.43
Ranked 80th.
$2.33
Ranked 4th. 63% more than Burkina Faso

Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index 130%
Ranked 11th. 29% more than Netherlands
100.9%
Ranked 128th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 45.32 million
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Netherlands
7.78 million
Ranked 85th.

Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 770.25 million
Ranked 137th.
87.33 billion
Ranked 19th. 113 times more than Burkina Faso

Crime > Prisoners > Per capita 23 per 100,000 people
Ranked 154th.
112 per 100,000 people
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Geography > Total area > Sq. km 274,000
Ranked 72nd. 7 times more than Netherlands
41,530
Ranked 127th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 90%
Ranked 1st. 30 times more than Netherlands
3%
Ranked 39th.

Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 2,812
Ranked 119th.
4,507
Ranked 105th. 60% more than Burkina Faso
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio 6.9
Ranked 15th. 35% more than Netherlands
5.1
Ranked 4th.
Energy > Electricity > Production 670 million kWh
Ranked 109th.
106.7 billion kWh
Ranked 25th. 159 times more than Burkina Faso

Government > Country name > Conventional long form none Kingdom of the Netherlands
Media > Personal computers per 1000 2.34
Ranked 56th.
682.36
Ranked 7th. 292 times more than Burkina Faso

Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 1.14 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 101st.
7.37 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 1.94 million
Ranked 67th.
2.17 million
Ranked 62nd. 12% more than Burkina Faso

People > Cities > Urban population 32,253
Ranked 211th.
92,568
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Land use > Arable land 20.79%
Ranked 49th.
25.08%
Ranked 36th. 21% more than Burkina Faso

Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 12%
Ranked 82nd.
75.5%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 10.76
Ranked 123th.
502.82
Ranked 29th. 47 times more than Burkina Faso

Industry > Manufacturing growth 2.9
Ranked 101st.
-8.77
Ranked 82nd.

Culture > World Heritage Sites 1
Ranked 139th.
8
Ranked 25th. 8 times more than Burkina Faso
Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries Benin 306 km, Cote d'Ivoire 584 km, Ghana 549 km, Mali 1,000 km, Niger 628 km, Togo 126 km Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km
Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 6.57
Ranked 116th.
441.37
Ranked 24th. 67 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Imports $2.67 billion
Ranked 143th.
$476.50 billion
Ranked 10th. 178 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Nationality > Adjective Burkinabe Dutch
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index 115.2%
Ranked 36th. 21% more than Netherlands
95.1%
Ranked 166th.

Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered <25 90-100
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 114th. 1% more than Netherlands
0.98 male(s)/female
Ranked 138th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 14.54%
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Netherlands
10.21%
Ranked 117th.

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 5.9 births per woman
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.73 births per woman
Ranked 141st.

Industry > Growth 5.97
Ranked 67th.
-6.82
Ranked 90th.

Government > Executive branch > Elections president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 November 2010 (next to be held in 2015); prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the legislature the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers appointed by the monarch
Health > Infant mortality rate 98.67
Ranked 13th. 19 times more than Netherlands
5.11
Ranked 159th.
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.2%
Ranked 71st.
1.6%
Ranked 94th. 33% more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Budget > Expenditures $2.85 billion
Ranked 131st.
$389.40 billion
Ranked 13th. 137 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 209th.
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 149th. 2% more than Burkina Faso

Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $6.18 billion
Ranked 62nd.
$536.84 billion
Ranked 15th. 87 times more than Burkina Faso
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 24.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 20 times more than Netherlands
1.18 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
Energy > Crude oil > Production 0.0
Ranked 200th.
71,720 bbl/day
Ranked 55th.

Economy > GINI index 39.51
Ranked 18th. 28% more than Netherlands
30.9
Ranked 18th.
Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 1.29
Ranked 82nd.
307.5
Ranked 11th. 238 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita $72.29
Ranked 124th.
$1,646.96
Ranked 35th. 23 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 680.02 billion
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Netherlands
278.6 billion
Ranked 69th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals 226,000
Ranked 125th.
10.1 million
Ranked 20th. 45 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $118.87 per capita
Ranked 77th.
$21,695.03 per capita
Ranked 11th. 183 times more than Burkina Faso

Transport > Rail > Railway length 622 km
Ranked 106th.
2,896 km
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ $2.32 billion
Ranked 87th.
$165.33 billion
Ranked 19th. 71 times more than Burkina Faso

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 2.58%
Ranked 181st.
13.61%
Ranked 55th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 3
Ranked 123th. 50% more than Netherlands
2
Ranked 186th.

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $57.40 million
Ranked 150th.
$20.53 billion
Ranked 13th. 358 times more than Burkina Faso

Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 0.0854
Ranked 160th.
10.77
Ranked 17th. 126 times more than Burkina Faso
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 50.62 per 1,000 people
Ranked 129th.
1,435.92 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st. 28 times more than Burkina Faso

Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 10.06 kWh
Ranked 168th.
1,484.82 kWh
Ranked 36th. 148 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Tax > Tax rates 13.43
Ranked 79th.
41.76
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Burkina Faso

Government > National symbol(s) white stallion lion
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 27.69
Ranked 185th.
2,034.53
Ranked 27th. 73 times more than Burkina Faso

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 58.9%
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than Netherlands
5.5%
Ranked 86th.
Geography > Irrigated land 300 sq km
Ranked 121st.
4,600 sq km
Ranked 56th. 15 times more than Burkina Faso

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 416.08 million
Ranked 145th.
50.93 billion
Ranked 18th. 122 times more than Burkina Faso

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $10.45 billion
Ranked 115th.
$777.83 billion
Ranked 19th. 74 times more than Burkina Faso

Military > Armed forces personnel > Total 11,250
Ranked 120th.
47,000
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Burkina Faso

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 5.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 145th.
905.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 154 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP per person 516.65
Ranked 149th.
47,916.9
Ranked 8th. 93 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 0.611 per 1,000 people
Ranked 126th.
6.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 11 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Duration of compulsory education 10 years
Ranked 63th.
13 years
Ranked 5th. 30% more than Burkina Faso
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim 55%
Ranked 46th. 9 times more than Netherlands
6%
Ranked 84th.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 65.8
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Netherlands
3.4
Ranked 173th.

Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 109
Ranked 153th.
801
Ranked 66th. 7 times more than Burkina Faso
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 15.19%
Ranked 101st.
19.54%
Ranked 70th. 29% more than Burkina Faso

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 8.59
Ranked 180th.
422.6
Ranked 31st. 49 times more than Burkina Faso

Health > Life expectancy > Women 57 years
Ranked 66th.
83 years
Ranked 27th. 46% more than Burkina Faso
Economy > Exports > Main exports Cotton, animal products, gold Metal manufacturing, chemicals, foodstuffs
Geography > Natural hazards recurring droughts flooding
Labor > Employment rate > Adults 81.9
Ranked 4th. 38% more than Netherlands
59.3
Ranked 73th.

Government > Flag description two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th century; originally the upper band was orange, but because it tended to fade to red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent color; the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolor in continuous use
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $120.33
Ranked 128th.
$21,425.91
Ranked 7th. 178 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 211.46 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 110th.
355.87 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 21st. 68% more than Burkina Faso

Labor > Expense > Current LCU 628.25 billion
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Netherlands
268.14 billion
Ranked 55th.

Economy > Debt > External $2.61 billion
Ranked 133th.
$2.49 trillion
Ranked 8th. 954 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 12.85$
Ranked 134th.
10,467.58$
Ranked 8th. 814 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > Central bank discount rate 4.25%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
1.5%
Ranked 39th.

Media > Televisions 131,340
Ranked 126th.
8.1 million
Ranked 23th. 62 times more than Burkina Faso
Education > Secondary education, pupils 676,337
Ranked 28th.
1.54 million
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Burkina Faso

Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 0.161 per 1,000 people
Ranked 151st.
9.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 33th. 57 times more than Burkina Faso

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 6.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 136th.
442.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 63 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > College and university > Private school share 21.48%
Ranked 23th.
100%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Burkina Faso

Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 0.8
Ranked 143th.
0.98
Ranked 76th. 22% more than Burkina Faso

Education > School life expectancy > Total 2.8 years
Ranked 108th.
15.9 years
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Burkina Faso
Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.773
Ranked 35th. 99% more than Netherlands
0.389
Ranked 104th.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $92.84 per capita
Ranked 127th.
$137,411.93 per capita
Ranked 4th. 1480 times more than Burkina Faso

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 42.2%
Ranked 150th.
73.2%
Ranked 30th. 73% more than Burkina Faso

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 0.92
Ranked 177th.
86.98
Ranked 3rd. 95 times more than Burkina Faso

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 42.69 kWh per capita
Ranked 165th.
6,500.33 kWh per capita
Ranked 9th. 152 times more than Burkina Faso

Geography > Area > Land per 1000 18.68 sq km
Ranked 73th. 9 times more than Netherlands
2.06 sq km
Ranked 182nd.

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