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  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Geography > Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Geography > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • 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).
  • Economy > Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • People > Population in 2015: (Thousands) Medium-variant projections.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth: Average age of mother at first childbirth.
  • Geography > Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Transport > Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor > Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Crime > Prisoners: Total persons incarcerated
  • Media > Internet > Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Religion > Major religion(s): Country major religions.
  • Education > Average IQ: Average IQ of different countries according to the controversial book "IQ and the Wealth of Nations".
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • Background > Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
  • Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita: Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita). Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
  • People > Age structure > 65 years and over: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest."
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods produced by the industrial sector within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Geography > Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
  • Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population): The number of people that will die from cancer out of 100,000 people the same age. The number is not an accurate telling of the country's cancer rate, but rather how fatal cancer is in each country.
  • Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares: Cultivable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded."
  • Media > Radio > List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
  • Economy > Imports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Culture > World Heritage Sites: Cultural sites.

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  • 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.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • 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.
  • Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Health > Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
  • Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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$: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars."
  • Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people: Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Labor > GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate: How many infants, out of 1000, who will die before attaining one year of age.
  • Environment > Proportion of land area under protection: Terrestrial areas protected to total surface area, percentage.
  • Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000: Telephone lines. Telephone lines are fixed telephone lines that connect a subscriber's terminal equipment to the public switched telephone network and that have a port on a telephone exchange. Integrated services digital network channels ands fixed wireless subscribers are included. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Health > Life expectancy > Women: Life expectancy for women.
  • Geography > Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Economy > Exports > Main exports: Country main exports.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
  • Economy > Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • Education > Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education > College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • Language > Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
  • Economy > Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Media > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Transport > Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
  • Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Canada Marshall Islands HISTORY
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - -3.3% of GDP
Ranked 105th.
0.4% of GDP
Ranked 1st.
Economy > GDP $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th. 9745 times more than Marshall Islands
$186.90 million
Ranked 175th.

Economy > GDP per capita $52,218.99
Ranked 8th. 15 times more than Marshall Islands
$3,556.30
Ranked 107th.

Economy > Gross National Income $682.00 billion
Ranked 8th. 5938 times more than Marshall Islands
$114.85 million
Ranked 156th.
Geography > Area > Comparative slightly larger than the US about the size of Washington, DC
Geography > Area > Land 9.09 million sq km
Ranked 5th. 50157 times more than Marshall Islands
181.3 sq km
Ranked 210th.

Geography > Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Geography > Geographic coordinates 60 00 N, 95 00 W 9 00 N, 168 00 E
Geography > Land area > Square miles 3.8 million square miles
Ranked 3rd. 54286 times more than Marshall Islands
70 square miles
Ranked 91st.
Government > Government type a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Government > Legal system common law system except in Quebec where civil law based on the French civil code prevails mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes
Government > Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat unicameral legislature or Nitijela
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Marshall Islands
0.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 74th.

People > Population 34.57 million
Ranked 37th. 496 times more than Marshall Islands
69,747
Ranked 201st.

Religion > Religions Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future 0.019
Ranked 71st.
0.233
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Canada

Economy > Unemployment rate 7.3%
Ranked 59th.
36%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Canada

People > Ethnic groups British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 9.98 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 55164 times more than Marshall Islands
181 sq km
Ranked 216th.

Government > Constitution made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982, which transferred formal control over the constitution from Britain to Canada, and added a Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as procedures for constitutional amendments 1 May 1979
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 45.66 million hectares
Ranked 7th. 22830 times more than Marshall Islands
2,000 hectares
Ranked 74th.

Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 12.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Marshall Islands
5.5%
Ranked 9th.
Labor > Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage The minimum wage in Canada is set by each province and territory; ranges from C$ 9.95 to C$11.00 per hour. US$ 2.00 per hour for government and private sector employees.
Government > Judicial branch Supreme Court of Canada (judges are appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister); Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Tax Court of Canada; Provincial/Territorial Courts (these are named variously Court of Appeal, Court of Queen's Bench, Superior Court, Supreme Court, and Court of Justice) Supreme Court; High Court; Traditional Rights Court
Education > Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th. 79 times more than Marshall Islands
24
Ranked 116th.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $39,119.11
Ranked 13th. 15 times more than Marshall Islands
$2,555.27
Ranked 6th.

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 9.09 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 50520 times more than Marshall Islands
180 sq km
Ranked 192nd.

People > Birth rate 10.28 births/1,000 population
Ranked 187th.
27.21 births/1,000 population
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Canada

People > Population growth 0.019%
Ranked 71st.
0.233%
Ranked 44th. 12 times more than Canada

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th. 3% more than Marshall Islands
16.94
Ranked 110th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $690.30 billion
Ranked 9th. 6549 times more than Marshall Islands
$105.40 million
Ranked 207th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $42,300.00
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
$8,600.00
Ranked 96th.

Government > Political parties and leaders Bloc Quebecois [Daniel PAILLE]<br />Conservative Party of Canada [Stephen HARPER]<br />Green Party [Elizabeth MAY]<br />Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU]<br />New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR] traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures; the following two "groupings" have competed in legislative balloting in recent years - Aelon Kein Ad Party [Michael KABUA] and United Democratic Party or UDP [Litokwa TOMEING]
Economy > Economy > Overview As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and affluent living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, uranium, and electric power. Given its great natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-12 and plans to balance the budget by 2015. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly becoming an even larger economic driver with Alberta's oil sands significantly boosting Canada's proven oil reserves, ranking the country third in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. Under the amended Compact, the US is also funding, jointly with the Marshall Islands, a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024 when direct Compact aid is to end.
Economy > Exports $462.90 billion
Ranked 12th. 9232 times more than Marshall Islands
$50.14 million
Ranked 188th.

Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament Cabinet selected by the president from among the members of the legislature
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 76% more than Marshall Islands
2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 53th.

Education > Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 38% more than Marshall Islands
8
Ranked 81st.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $38,065.13 per capita
Ranked 14th. 18 times more than Marshall Islands
$2,113.21 per capita
Ranked 9th.

Agriculture > Rural population 14,864
Ranked 175th.
25,111
Ranked 129th. 69% more than Canada

People > Death rate 8.2 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 92nd. 92% more than Marshall Islands
4.27 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 203th.

Government > Political pressure groups and leaders <strong>other: </strong>agricultural sector; automobile industry; business groups; chemical industry; commercial banks; communications sector; energy industry; environmentalists; public administration groups; steel industry; trade unions NA
Geography > Natural resources iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 9.98 million km²
Ranked 2nd. 55470 times more than Marshall Islands
180 km²
Ranked 199th.

People > Population growth rate 0.77%
Ranked 137th.
1.79%
Ranked 69th. 2 times more than Canada

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 273.8 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 95 times more than Marshall Islands
2.87 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 193th.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 52 times more than Marshall Islands
11.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 178th.

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 625,970 sq. km
Ranked 16th. 4815 times more than Marshall Islands
130 sq. km
Ranked 183th.

Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
0.457
Ranked 103th. 7 times more than Canada

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.07
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Marshall Islands
65.24
Ranked 132nd.

Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Marshall Islands
98.18
Ranked 167th.
Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 195th.
0.0
Ranked 56th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 1.25
Ranked 3rd. 33 times more than Marshall Islands
0.0381
Ranked 169th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 107
Ranked 110th.
303
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Media > Internet users 26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 12255 times more than Marshall Islands
2,200
Ranked 200th.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 1.5%
Ranked 175th.
12.9%
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Canada

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st. 26% more than Marshall Islands
14.94
Ranked 60th.

Language > Languages English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8%; <i>note:</i> English (official), widely spoken as a second language
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 69.8%
Ranked 47th.
71.8%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Canada
Economy > Exports per capita $13,271.03
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Marshall Islands
$955.14
Ranked 111th.

Media > Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Marshall Islands
81.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.

Government > Administrative divisions 10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon* 24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namdrik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje
Education > Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 6% more than Marshall Islands
93.7%
Ranked 10th.
People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 26.2%
Ranked 47th.
45.4%
Ranked 7th. 73% more than Canada
Education > College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 4% more than Marshall Islands
1.28
Ranked 49th.

Religion > Religions > All Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census) Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)
Education > Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Marshall Islands
6
Ranked 45th.

Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th. The same as Marshall Islands
6
Ranked 96th.

Education > Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th. 19 times more than Marshall Islands
92
Ranked 101st.
People > Population in 2015 35,051 thousand
Ranked 40th. 422 times more than Marshall Islands
83 thousand
Ranked 196th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9
Ranked 5th. 13% more than Marshall Islands
26.5
Ranked 28th.

Geography > Terrain mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast low coral limestone and sand islands
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.38 years
Ranked 12th. 13% more than Marshall Islands
71.76 years
Ranked 128th.

Transport > Road > Motorway length 16,900 km
Ranked 2nd. 225 times more than Marshall Islands
75 km
Ranked 82nd.
Geography > Location Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 15.43 million
Ranked 7th. 652 times more than Marshall Islands
23,676
Ranked 12th.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th.
12.24%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7%
Labor > Unemployment rate 8%
Ranked 45th.
36%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Canada

Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th.
9.91
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Canada

People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 7.2
Ranked 112th. 47% more than Marshall Islands
4.9
Ranked 179th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 516.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
94.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th.

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.
41.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006) President Christopher J. LOEAK (since 17 January 2012)
Geography > Coastline 202,080 km
Ranked 1st. 546 times more than Marshall Islands
370.4 km
Ranked 124th.

Labor > Labor force 18.59 million
Ranked 29th. 1266 times more than Marshall Islands
14,680
Ranked 52nd.

Environment > Current issues air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels
Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.3
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Marshall Islands
67.8
Ranked 133th.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Marshall Islands
14.7%
Ranked 70th.
Health > Life expectancy > Men 79 years
Ranked 15th. 18% more than Marshall Islands
67 years
Ranked 73th.
Media > Television > List of TV stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language national network and cable news channel CBC Newsworld</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates national French-language network and cable news channel RDI</p> </p>CTV - major commercial network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>MBC TV - state-run</p> </p>AFN Kwajalein - US military</p>
People > Total fertility rate 1.59 children born/woman
Ranked 177th.
3.29 children born/woman
Ranked 52nd. 2 times more than Canada

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.94
Ranked 17th. 26% more than Marshall Islands
62.8
Ranked 130th.

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Michaelle JEAN (since 27 September 2005) President Christopher J. LOEAK (since 17 January 2012)
Government > Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1 P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960-1379
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th. 60 times more than Marshall Islands
1.27
Ranked 193th.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $1.47 trillion
Ranked 13th. 3143 times more than Marshall Islands
$469.00 million
Ranked 188th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $7.71
Ranked 11th. 49% more than Marshall Islands
$5.19
Ranked 21st.
Government > Capital city > Name Ottawa Majuro
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 45 25 N, 75 42 W 7 06 N, 171 23 E
Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts Legal since 1969 (Age of consent discrepancy, prohibition of anal intercourse in some cases) UN decl. sign. Legal since 2005 UN decl. sign.
Government > International organization participation ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
Crime > Prisoners 35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th. 1544 times more than Marshall Islands
23 prisoners
Ranked 154th.
Media > Internet > Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Marshall Islands
42.24
Ranked 116th.

Religion > Major religion(s) Christianity Christianity
Education > Average IQ 97
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Marshall Islands
84
Ranked 34th.
Geography > Area > Water 891,163 sq km
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 168th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 15.5%
Ranked 195th.
37.2%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Canada

Media > Broadcast media 2 m no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television service to Kwajalein Atoll
Transport > Airports 1,467
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Marshall Islands
15
Ranked 145th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places somewhat larger than the US about the size of Washington, DC
Language > Major language(s) English, French (both official) Marshallese, English
Industry > Gross value added by construction 130.61 billion
Ranked 7th. 10897 times more than Marshall Islands
11.99 million
Ranked 199th.

Economy > Fiscal year 1 1
Background > Overview <p>Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. However, its population is only about one-fifth of Russia&#039;s.</p> <p>Nearly 90% of Canadians live within 200km of the border with the United States, which means that Canada contains vast expanses of wilderness to the north.</p> <p>The relationship to its powerful neighbour is a defining factor for Canada. The US and Canada are both each other&#039;s largest trading partner.</p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841111">Full Article</a> <p>The Marshall Islands consist of two chains of coral atolls, together with more than 1,000 islets, just north of the Equator. </p> <p>The atolls are coral deposits on the crater rims of submerged volcanoes. </p> <p>The islands were occupied by the US for several decades after World War II. They are now a sovereign nation under a Compact of Free Association with the US. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15595431">Full Article</a>
Energy > Energy use > Kg of oil equivalent per capita 7,243.34
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Marshall Islands
613.61
Ranked 120th.

People > Age structure > 65 years and over 16.8%
Ranked 33th. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
3.3%
Ranked 186th.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 28.6%
Ranked 88th. 92% more than Marshall Islands
14.9%
Ranked 185th.

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 3.55 people/m²
Ranked 193th.
351.48 people/m²
Ranked 20th. 99 times more than Canada

Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 77th. 10% more than Marshall Islands
40 hours
Ranked 94th.
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th.
0.0
Ranked 196th.

Crime > Murders > WHO 1.5
Ranked 141st.
1.8
Ranked 134th. 20% more than Canada
People > Nationality > Noun Canadian(s) Marshallese (singular and plural)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 135
Ranked 81st. 12% more than Marshall Islands
121
Ranked 115th.
Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 45.1 million
Ranked 6th. 22550 times more than Marshall Islands
2,000
Ranked 180th.

Media > Radio > List of radio stations <p>CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two</p> </p>Societe Radio-Canada - public, operates French-language services Première Chaîne and Espace Musique</p> </p>Radio Canada International - external service run by CBC</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841120">Full Article</a> <p>V7AB &quot;Radio Marshalls&quot; - operated by state-run Marshall Islands Broadcasting Company, sole station with national coverage</p> </p>V7AA &quot;The Change 104.1&quot; - religious</p> </p>AFN Kwajalein - US military</p>
Economy > Imports per capita $13,615.06
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Marshall Islands
$2,261.17
Ranked 97th.

Economy > Gross National Income per capita $21,942.03
Ranked 17th. 10 times more than Marshall Islands
$2,200.94
Ranked 67th.
Education > Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Marshall Islands
93.7%
Ranked 9th.
Agriculture > Farm workers 341,000
Ranked 105th. 49 times more than Marshall Islands
7,000
Ranked 175th.

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 178th.
23.74 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Canada

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Mount Logan 5,959 m unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 100 Int. $
Ranked 97th.
266 Int. $
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Agriculture > Products wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Marshall Islands
10
Ranked 163th.

Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th.
1.76
Ranked 68th. 31 times more than Canada
People > Physicians density 2.07 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
0.44 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 38th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 1,441.47 hectares
Ranked 3rd. 38 times more than Marshall Islands
38.42 hectares
Ranked 63th.

Military > Military branches Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canada Command (homeland security) no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $1.21
Ranked 88th.
$163.64
Ranked 6th. 135 times more than Canada

Education > College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Marshall Islands
129.61
Ranked 48th.

Economy > Exports > Commodities motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish
Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 185.63 billion
Ranked 13th. 53151 times more than Marshall Islands
3.49 million
Ranked 201st.

Crime > Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th. 3 times more than Marshall Islands
44 per 100,000 people
Ranked 139th.
Geography > Total area > Sq. km 9.98 million
Ranked 2nd. 55470 times more than Marshall Islands
180
Ranked 192nd.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2%
Ranked 26th.
21.4%
Ranked 15th. 11 times more than Canada
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 53,797
Ranked 45th. 89 times more than Marshall Islands
602
Ranked 163th.
Government > Country name > Conventional long form none Republic of the Marshall Islands
Media > Personal computers per 1000 699.8
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Marshall Islands
96.02
Ranked 67th.

People > Cities > Urban population 85,136
Ranked 49th. 14% more than Marshall Islands
74,889
Ranked 95th.

Geography > Land use > Arable land 4.3%
Ranked 156th.
11.11%
Ranked 95th. 3 times more than Canada

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 76%
Ranked 2nd. 32% more than Marshall Islands
57.7%
Ranked 9th.
Culture > World Heritage Sites 8
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Marshall Islands
1
Ranked 110th.
Economy > Imports $474.90 billion
Ranked 11th. 4001 times more than Marshall Islands
$118.70 million
Ranked 199th.

People > Nationality > Adjective Canadian Marshallese
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (Central Pacific Network) operate one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein)
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 117th.
1.04 male(s)/female
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Canada

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.51 births per woman
Ranked 146th.
5.71 births per woman
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Canada

Government > Executive branch > Elections the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general president elected by Nitijela (legislature) from among its members for a four-year term; election last held on 3 January 2012 (next to be held in 2016)
Health > Infant mortality rate 4.82
Ranked 161st.
30.5
Ranked 70th. 6 times more than Canada
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 472
Ranked 3rd. 39 times more than Marshall Islands
12
Ranked 77th.
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $748.90 billion
Ranked 9th. 7153 times more than Marshall Islands
$104.70 million
Ranked 5th.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 71st. 1% more than Marshall Islands
1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 85th.

Economy > Tourist arrivals 17.14 million
Ranked 15th. 2857 times more than Marshall Islands
6,000
Ranked 144th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $17,049.94 per capita
Ranked 17th. 9 times more than Marshall Islands
$1,951.75 per capita
Ranked 8th.

Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st. The same as Marshall Islands
2
Ranked 142nd.

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $17.77 billion
Ranked 15th. 5924 times more than Marshall Islands
$3.00 million
Ranked 147th.

Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 13 times more than Marshall Islands
85.74 per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 3,744.61
Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Marshall Islands
228.07
Ranked 127th.

Geography > Irrigated land 8,550 sq km
Ranked 46th.
0.0
Ranked 24th.

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 128.66 billion
Ranked 9th. 8192 times more than Marshall Islands
15.7 million
Ranked 200th.

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th. 8309 times more than Marshall Islands
$219.20 million
Ranked 174th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 25 times more than Marshall Islands
33.65 per 1,000 people
Ranked 119th.

Economy > GDP per person 39,599.04
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Marshall Islands
2,503.87
Ranked 104th.

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th.
6.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th. 38% more than Canada

Education > Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 22% more than Marshall Islands
9 years
Ranked 68th.
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.7
Ranked 158th.
30.9
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Canada

Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 8.56%
Ranked 140th. 3 times more than Marshall Islands
3.04%
Ranked 187th.

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Marshall Islands
105.81
Ranked 118th.

Health > Life expectancy > Women 83 years
Ranked 28th. 17% more than Marshall Islands
71 years
Ranked 84th.
Geography > Natural hazards continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains infrequent typhoons
Economy > Exports > Main exports Machinery and equipment, automotive products, metals and plastics, forestry products, agricultural and fishing products, energy products Chilled and frozen fish, coconut oil, copra, shark fins
Government > Flag description two vertical bands of red (hoist and fly side, half width) with white square between them; an 11-pointed red maple leaf is centered in the white square; the maple leaf has long been a Canadian symbol; the official colors of Canada are red and white blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays appears on the hoist side above the two stripes; blue represents the Pacific Ocean, the orange stripe signifies the Ralik Chain or sunset and courage, while the white stripe signifies the Ratak Chain or sunrise and peace; the star symbolizes the cross of Christianity, each of the 24 rays designates one of the electoral districts in the country and the four larger rays highlight the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje, and Ebeye; the rising diagonal band can also be interpreted as representing the equator, with the star showing the archipelago's position just to the north
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $17,748.65
Ranked 12th. 8 times more than Marshall Islands
$2,360.03
Ranked 6th.

Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 13.98 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 185th.
1,053.38 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 4th. 75 times more than Canada

Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 178th. The same as Marshall Islands
12 nautical mile
Ranked 43th.

Economy > Debt > External $1.33 trillion
Ranked 14th. 15241 times more than Marshall Islands
$87.00 million
Ranked 1st.

Education > Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 499 times more than Marshall Islands
5,229
Ranked 148th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Marshall Islands
73.51 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th.

Education > College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th.
22.37%
Ranked 39th.
Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Marshall Islands
0.96
Ranked 90th.

Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.549
Ranked 77th. 20 times more than Marshall Islands
0.027
Ranked 181st.
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $22,719.28 per capita
Ranked 20th. 16 times more than Marshall Islands
$1,377.15 per capita
Ranked 1st.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 69.6%
Ranked 47th. 30% more than Marshall Islands
53.4%
Ranked 19th.

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31
Ranked 13th. 20 times more than Marshall Islands
3.69
Ranked 150th.

Transport > Road > Motorway density 1.69 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 23th.
1,190.48 m of motorway per square km
Ranked 1st. 704 times more than Canada
Geography > Area > Land per 1000 272.93 sq km
Ranked 9th. 79 times more than Marshall Islands
3.47 sq km
Ranked 165th.

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