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

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  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Education > Children out of school, primary: Children out of school, primary. Out-of-school children of primary school age. Total is the total number of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary schools.
  • Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.

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  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • Crime > Drugs > Opiates use: Annual prevalence.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Pupil-teacher ratio. Primary is the number of pupils enrolled in primary school divided by the number of primary school teachers.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Age distribution > Median age: The median age of the country's residents. This is the age most people are in the country.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Industry > Manufacturing output: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars."
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
  • Economy > Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • Crime > Violent crime > Murders: Intentional homicide, number and rate per 100,000 population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Cabinet: Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
  • Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people: Hospital beds include inpatient beds available in public, private, general, and specialized hospitals and rehabilitation centers. In most cases beds for both acute and chronic care are included.
  • Education > Compulsary education duration: Number of years students are required to be enrolled in school for all levels of education. For instance, compulsary education lasts for 12 years in the United States.
  • People > Gender > Female population: Total female population.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total: Number of people aged 0-14.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • People > Mother's mean age at first birth: This entry provides the mean (average) age of mothers at the birth of their first child. It is a useful indicator for gauging the success of family planning programs aiming to reduce maternal mortality, increase contraceptive use – particularly among married and unmarried adolescents, delay age at first marriage, and improve the health of newborns.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • 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.
  • Education > Average years of schooling of adults: Average years of schooling of adults is the years of formal schooling received, on average, by adults over age 15. (Data Source: Barro-Lee Data Set www.worldbank.org/html/prdmg/grthweb/ddbarle2.htm)
  • Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$: Manufacturing, value added (current US$). Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Transport > Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total: Number of people aged 15-24.
  • 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
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
  • Military > Paramilitary personnel: Paramilitary.

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  • Military > Service age and obligation: This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation.
  • Geography > Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper: Each city population by sex, city and city type.
  • Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP: Percentage of public funding for education out of country's total GDP.
  • Labor > Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Economy > Human Development Index: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
  • Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000: Primary education, teachers. Teaching staff in primary. Public and private. Full and part-time. All programmes. Total is the total number of teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.
  • Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Households with television: Households with television are the share of households with a television set. Some countries report only the number of households with a color television set, and therefore the true number may be higher than reported.
  • Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index: Score on Global Terrorism Index. A high value indicates that a country is affected by many terrorist incidents with a strong impact in terms of fatalities, injuries and damaged property.
  • Culture > Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index (HPI) is calculated from three components: Perceived well-being, life expectancy and ecological footprint. A higher value indicates a happier population.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • Energy > Oil > Consumption: This entry is the total oil consumed in barrels per day (bbl/day). The discrepancy between the amount of oil produced and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is due to the omission of stock changes, refinery gains, and other complicating factors.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years: Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Education > College and university > Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to post-secondary education.
  • Health > Life expectancy > Men: Life expectancy for men.
  • Media > Television > List of TV stations: List of TV stations.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Transport > Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
  • Economy > Gross National Income per capita: GNI, Atlas method (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and prop). Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Military > Armed forces personnel: Total armed forces (2000)
  • Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Labor > Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio: Percentage of dependant adults out of total population aged 15-64. A dependant adult is an adult aged 65 and older.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Military > Military expenditures: This entry gives spending on defense programs for the most recent year available as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP); the GDP is calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). For countries with no military forces, this figure can include expenditures on public security and police.
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Economy > 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.
  • Transport > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
  • People > Cities > Urban population: Total population living in urban areas. The defition of an urban area differs for each country. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Geography > Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
  • Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant: Percentage of population who says religion is not important in their daily lives. The survey was carried out within the Gallup Poll.
  • Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
  • Industry > Manufacturing growth: Annual growth rate for manufacturing value added based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3."
  • 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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  • 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 > 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Labor > Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$: Manufacturing refers to industries belonging to ISIC divisions 15-37. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are expressed constant 2000 U.S. dollars.
  • Government > Flag description: A written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written. The flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag. Some disputed and other areas do not have flags.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Labor > Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Economy > Debt > External: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services.
  • Language > French status: Status of French language in selected countries. Additional information for Mauritius provided by the Ministry of Tourism website of the Republic of Mauritius
  • Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita: Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Media > Televisions: The total number of televisions
  • Education > Secondary education, pupils: Secondary education, pupils. Enrolment in total secondary. Public and private. All programmes. Total is the total number of students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita: Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita: The total number of main telephone lines in use. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Education > College and university > Private school share: Percentage of post-secondary students who attend a private school, college, or university.
  • 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.
  • Economy > Debt > External > Per capita: Total public and private debt owed to non-residents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services: The gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final services produced within a nation in a given year. GDP dollar estimates in the Factbook are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calculations. See the CIA World Factbook for more information.
  • Media > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita: The annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Geography > Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Canada Niger HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Gun crime > Guns per 100 residents 30.8
Ranked 13th. 44 times more than Niger
0.7
Ranked 152nd.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 554
Ranked 31st. About the same as Niger
552
Ranked 78th.
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd.
37.45
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Canada
Economy > GDP $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th. 277 times more than Niger
$6.57 billion
Ranked 137th.

Economy > GDP per capita $52,218.99
Ranked 8th. 136 times more than Niger
$382.83
Ranked 174th.

Economy > Gross National Income $682.00 billion
Ranked 8th. 344 times more than Niger
$1.98 billion
Ranked 116th.
Economy > Population below poverty line 9.4%
Ranked 8th.
63%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Canada

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly larger than the US slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Geography > Land area > Square miles 3.8 million square miles
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Niger
489,000 square miles
Ranked 12th.
Government > Government type a parliamentary democracy, a federation, and a constitutional monarchy republic
Government > Legal system common law system except in Quebec where civil law based on the French civil code prevails mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law
Health > Births and maternity > Total fertility rate 1.89%
Ranked 72nd.
2.51%
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Canada

Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 2.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 70 times more than Niger
0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 63th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 15.3%
Ranked 112th.
27.39%
Ranked 2nd. 79% more than Canada

People > Population 34.57 million
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Niger
16.9 million
Ranked 63th.

Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - -3.3% of GDP
Ranked 105th. 22% more than Niger
-2.7% of GDP
Ranked 86th.

Geography > Climate varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
Geography > Area > Land 9.09 million sq km
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Niger
1.27 million sq km
Ranked 21st.

Government > Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat unicameral National Assembly
Geography > Geographic coordinates 60 00 N, 95 00 W 16 00 N, 8 00 E
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% Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future 0.019
Ranked 71st.
1.34
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Canada

Environment > Marine fish catch 569,535 tons
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 112th.
People > Ethnic groups British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26% Haoussa 55.4%, Djerma Sonrai 21%, Tuareg 9.3%, Peuhl 8.5%, Kanouri Manga 4.7%, other 1.2%
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 9.98 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Niger
1.27 million sq km
Ranked 23th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Percent 10.62%
Ranked 113th.
17.1%
Ranked 1st. 61% more than Canada

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 adopted 31 October 2010
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares 45.66 million hectares
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Niger
14.48 million hectares
Ranked 20th.

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. 30,047 CFA francs ($60) per month.
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) Constitutional Court (7 judges with 6-year terms, nominated by the President); Court of Cassation (highest court dealing with judicial matters); Council of State (highest court dealing with administrative matters); Court of Finances (highest court dealing with public finances)
Education > Children out of school, primary 1,892
Ranked 100th.
1.05 million
Ranked 3rd. 554 times more than Canada

Transport > Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people 607
Ranked 15th. 87 times more than Niger
7
Ranked 174th.
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $39,119.11
Ranked 13th. 59 times more than Niger
$665.67
Ranked 176th.

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 9.09 million sq km
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Niger
1.27 million sq km
Ranked 20th.

People > Birth rate 10.28 births/1,000 population
Ranked 187th.
46.84 births/1,000 population
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada

Crime > Drugs > Opiates use 0.4%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Niger
0.1%
Ranked 21st.
People > Population growth 0.019%
Ranked 71st.
1.34%
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than Canada

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 17.42
Ranked 113th.
38.76
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Canada

Economy > Budget > Revenues $690.30 billion
Ranked 9th. 407 times more than Niger
$1.70 billion
Ranked 148th.

People > Age distribution > Median age 46.92 years
Ranked 79th. 65% more than Niger
28.44 years
Ranked 195th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $42,300.00
Ranked 9th. 53 times more than Niger
$800.00
Ranked 179th.

Industry > Manufacturing output 206.75 billion
Ranked 8th. 590 times more than Niger
350.17 million
Ranked 125th.

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] Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Mahamane OUSMANE]<br />National Movement for a Developing Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara<br />Niger Social Democratic Party or PSDN<br />Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Social Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya [Moumouni DJERMAKOYE]<br />Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana<br />Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya [ISSOUFOU Mahamadou]<br />Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID]<br />Social and Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya [Cheiffou AMADOU]<br />Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat or UDR-Tabbat<br />Union of Independent Nigeriens or UNI<br />note: the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties
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. Niger is a landlocked, Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes about 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for about 90% of the population. Niger also has sizable reserves of oil, and oil production, refining, and exports are expected to grow significantly between 2011 and 2016. Drought, desertification, and strong population growth have undercut the economy. Niger shares a common currency, the CFA franc, and a common central bank, the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), with seven other members of the West African Monetary Union. In December 2000, Niger qualified for enhanced debt relief under the International Monetary Fund program for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and concluded an agreement with the Fund on a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Debt relief provided under the enhanced HIPC initiative significantly reduced Niger's annual debt service obligations, freeing funds for expenditures on basic health care, primary education, HIV/AIDS prevention, rural infrastructure, and other programs geared at poverty reduction. In December 2005, Niger received 100% multilateral debt relief from the IMF, which translated into the forgiveness of approximately US$86 million in debts to the IMF, excluding the remaining assistance under HIPC. The economy was hurt when the international community cut off non-humanitarian aid in response to TANDJA's moves to extend his term as president. Nearly half of the government's budget is derived from foreign donor resources. Future growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources. The government, however, has made efforts to secure a new three-year extended credit facility with the IMF following the one that completed in 2011. Oil revenue to the government has fallen well short of its budgeted level. Strikes risk undermining political stability. Food security remains a problem in Niger and is exacerbated by refugees from Mali.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people 16.23
Ranked 62nd.
37.45
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Canada
Economy > Exports $462.90 billion
Ranked 12th. 317 times more than Niger
$1.46 billion
Ranked 138th.

Crime > Violent crime > Murders 554
Ranked 31st. About the same as Niger
552
Ranked 78th.
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among the members of his own party sitting in Parliament 26 m
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 3.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 31 times more than Niger
0.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Education > Compulsary education duration 11
Ranked 47th. 22% more than Niger
9
Ranked 55th.

People > Gender > Female population 25.47 million
Ranked 47th.
100.67 million
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-14 > Total 7.78 million
Ranked 47th.
55.82 million
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than Canada

Economy > GDP > Per capita $38,065.13 per capita
Ranked 14th. 55 times more than Niger
$687.02 per capita
Ranked 176th.

Agriculture > Rural population 14,864
Ranked 175th.
61,070
Ranked 22nd. 4 times more than Canada

People > Mother's mean age at first birth 27.6
Ranked 3rd. 53% more than Niger
18
Ranked 13th.
Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 16,055.64 kWh per capita
Ranked 2nd. 351 times more than Niger
45.72 kWh per capita
Ranked 143th.

People > Death rate 8.2 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 92nd.
13.07 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 21st. 59% more than Canada

Environment > Ecological footprint 7.66
Ranked 9th. 8 times more than Niger
0.97
Ranked 113th.
Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 537
Ranked 129th. 4 times more than Niger
151
Ranked 159th.
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 The Nigerien Movement for Justice or MNJ, a predominantly Tuareg rebel group
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 uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita $5,075.99
Ranked 20th. 213 times more than Niger
$23.88
Ranked 98th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption 499.9 billion kWh
Ranked 4th. 600 times more than Niger
832.5 million kWh
Ranked 111th.

People > Age distribution > Total dependency ratio 81.08%
Ranked 67th. 52% more than Niger
53.29%
Ranked 179th.

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 9.98 million km²
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Niger
1.27 million km²
Ranked 21st.

People > Population growth rate 0.77%
Ranked 137th.
3.32%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Canada

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 273.8 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Niger
95.44 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 575.89 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th. 8 times more than Niger
69.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 150th.

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 625,970 sq. km
Ranked 16th. 43% more than Niger
437,820 sq. km
Ranked 24th.

Education > Children out of school, primary per 1000 0.0615
Ranked 118th.
61.12
Ranked 2nd. 994 times more than Canada

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 81.07
Ranked 17th. 41% more than Niger
57.48
Ranked 171st.

Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 860.93
Ranked 14th. 63 times more than Niger
13.61
Ranked 199th.
Military > Personnel > Per capita 2.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Niger
0.716 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.

Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 195th.
47
Ranked 22nd.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 1.25
Ranked 3rd. 38% more than Niger
0.905
Ranked 5th.

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 107
Ranked 110th.
145
Ranked 12th. 36% more than Canada

Media > Internet users 26.96 million
Ranked 16th. 233 times more than Niger
115,900
Ranked 149th.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 1.5%
Ranked 175th. 3 times more than Niger
0.5%
Ranked 195th.

Education > Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 18.8
Ranked 21st.
34.68
Ranked 5th. 84% more than Canada

Education > Average years of schooling of adults 11.6
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Niger
1
Ranked 98th.
Industry > Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ $169.12 billion
Ranked 15th. 413 times more than Niger
$409.67 million
Ranked 79th.

Language > Languages English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% French (official), Hausa, Djerma
Transport > Road network length > Km
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 69.8%
Ranked 47th. 40% more than Niger
50%
Ranked 130th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-24 > Total 5.4 million
Ranked 47th.
34.85 million
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Canada

Economy > Exports per capita $13,271.03
Ranked 25th. 156 times more than Niger
$84.98
Ranked 171st.

Media > Personal computers > Per capita 699.93 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 978 times more than Niger
0.716 per 1,000 people
Ranked 58th.

Geography > Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 537
Ranked 136th. 4 times more than Niger
151
Ranked 167th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Percent 35.03%
Ranked 74th. 3 times more than Niger
11.05%
Ranked 196th.

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* 8 regions (regions, singular - region) includes 1 capital district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder
People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 > Total 28.1 million
Ranked 48th.
132.94 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Canada

Education > Literacy > Total population 99%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Niger
28.7%
Ranked 11th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Total 2.55 million
Ranked 48th.
18.91 million
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Canada

Transport > Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 14
Ranked 58th. 9 times more than Niger
1.5
Ranked 41st.

People > Obesity > Adult obesity rate 26.2%
Ranked 47th. 11 times more than Niger
2.4%
Ranked 178th.
Education > College and university > Gender parity index 1.34
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Niger
0.38
Ranked 86th.

Economy > Distribution of family income > Gini index 32.1
Ranked 15th.
34
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Canada

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) Muslim 80%, remainder indigenous beliefs and Christian
Education > Primary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 145th. The same as Niger
6
Ranked 47th.

Military > Global Peace Index 1.31
Ranked 26th.
2.36
Ranked 36th. 81% more than Canada

Education > Secondary education, duration > Years 6
Ranked 164th.
7
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Canada

Media > Televisions per 1000 678.75
Ranked 5th. 67 times more than Niger
10.2
Ranked 170th.
Health > Births and maternity > Future births 510.41
Ranked 48th.
3,847.27
Ranked 7th. 8 times more than Canada

Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 71.01 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 5th. 184 times more than Niger
0.385 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 164th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 49.67%
Ranked 126th.
61.56%
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Canada

Education > Children out of school, primary, female 1,762
Ranked 86th.
593,905
Ranked 3rd. 337 times more than Canada

Agriculture > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare 3,386.9
Ranked 63th. 7 times more than Niger
504.3
Ranked 162nd.

People > Population in 2015 35,051 thousand
Ranked 40th. 82% more than Niger
19,283 thousand
Ranked 58th.
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 29.9
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Niger
29
Ranked 14th.

Geography > Terrain mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 81.38 years
Ranked 12th. 52% more than Niger
53.4 years
Ranked 197th.

Military > Paramilitary personnel 4,554
Ranked 77th.
5,400
Ranked 72nd. 19% more than Canada
Military > Service age and obligation 17 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for reserve and military college applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years 17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care
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 Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 15.43 million
Ranked 7th. 15 times more than Niger
1.03 million
Ranked 25th.
Education > Government spending on education > Proportion of GDP 5.5%
Ranked 44th. 23% more than Niger
4.48%
Ranked 23th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4%
Economy > Human Development Index 0.949
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Niger
0.281
Ranked 177th.
Education > Primary education, teachers per 1000 4.58
Ranked 75th. 49% more than Niger
3.08
Ranked 62nd.

People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 7.2
Ranked 112th.
11.5
Ranked 34th. 60% more than Canada

Economy > Tourist arrivals > Per capita 516.13 per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 139 times more than Niger
3.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 168th.

Media > Households with television 99%
Ranked 3rd. 18 times more than Niger
5.45%
Ranked 133th.

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 10.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 155th.
53.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada

Conflict > Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index 1.18
Ranked 73th.
3.27
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Canada
Culture > Happy Planet Index 39.4
Ranked 89th. 46% more than Niger
26.9
Ranked 129th.

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Stephen Joseph HARPER (since 6 February 2006) Prime Minister Brigi RAFINI (since 7 April 2011); appointed by the president and shares some executive responsibilities with the president
Geography > Coastline 202,080 km
Ranked 1st.
0.0
Ranked 206th.

Labor > Labor force 18.59 million
Ranked 29th. 4 times more than Niger
4.69 million
Ranked 70th.

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 overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction
Energy > Oil > Consumption 2.15 million bbl/day
Ranked 9th. 359 times more than Niger
6,000 bbl/day
Ranked 150th.

Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 83.3
Ranked 21st. 45% more than Niger
57.65
Ranked 171st.

Education > College and university > Share of total education spending 35.39%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Niger
14.37%
Ranked 38th.

Health > Life expectancy > Men 79 years
Ranked 15th. 44% more than Niger
55 years
Ranked 63th.
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>Tele-Sahel - state-run</p> </p>Dounia TV - private, Niamey</p> </p>Tenere TV - private, Niamey</p>
People > Total fertility rate 1.59 children born/woman
Ranked 177th.
7.03 children born/woman
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 78.94
Ranked 17th. 38% more than Niger
57.33
Ranked 168th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Percent 29.48%
Ranked 71st. 4 times more than Niger
7.37%
Ranked 196th.

Media > Television receivers > Per capita 716.97 per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 61 times more than Niger
11.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 149th.

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Michaelle JEAN (since 27 September 2005) President ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (since 7 April 2011)
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 B. P. 11201, Niamey; Public Affairs Section (PAS), 2420 Niamey PL, Dulles, VA 20189-2420
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 75.74
Ranked 143th. 2 times more than Niger
32.42
Ranked 184th.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $1.47 trillion
Ranked 13th. 113 times more than Niger
$12.99 billion
Ranked 140th.

Labor > Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $7.71
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Niger
$0.63
Ranked 119th.
Government > Capital city > Name Ottawa Niamey
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 45 25 N, 75 42 W 13
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
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, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
People > Age dependency ratio > Dependents to working-age population 0.44
Ranked 162nd.
1.04
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Canada

Crime > Prisoners 35,519 prisoners
Ranked 39th.
0.0
Ranked 160th.
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded 45.0 \u00b0C (113 \u00b0F) 48.2 \u00b0C (118.8 \u00b0F)
Media > Internet > Users per 1000 850.35
Ranked 3rd. 291 times more than Niger
2.92
Ranked 151st.

Religion > Major religion(s) Christianity Islam, indigenous beliefs
Health > Probability of reaching 65 > Male 82.3%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Niger
34.9%
Ranked 140th.
Geography > Area > Water 891,163 sq km
Ranked 1st. 2971 times more than Niger
300 sq km
Ranked 129th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 15.5%
Ranked 195th.
50%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Canada

Military > Military service age and obligation 17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years 18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care
Media > Broadcast media 2 m -
Transport > Airports 1,467
Ranked 4th. 49 times more than Niger
30
Ranked 115th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places somewhat larger than the US slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Language > Major language(s) English, French (both official) French (official), Arabic, Hausa, Songhai
Economy > Currency > PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio 1.03
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Niger
0.31
Ranked 113th.

People > Gender > Male population 25.41 million
Ranked 46th.
103.11 million
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Population aged 60 or over > Total 17.83 million
Ranked 33th.
22.52 million
Ranked 26th. 26% more than Canada

Industry > Gross value added by construction 130.61 billion
Ranked 7th. 799 times more than Niger
163.45 million
Ranked 164th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-64 55.23%
Ranked 130th.
65.24%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Canada

Economy > Fiscal year 1 calendar year
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>A vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert, Niger endured austere military rule for much of its post-independence history and is rated by the UN as one of the world&#039;s least-developed nations.</p> <p>The drought-prone country sometimes struggles to feed its people. Its main export, uranium, is prone to price fluctuations and agriculture is threatened by the encroaching desert. Niger is bargaining on oil exploration and gold mining to boost its fortunes.</p> <p>Historically a gateway between North and sub-Saharan Africa, Niger came under French rule in the late 1890s. </p><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13943662">Full Article</a>
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 16.8%
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Niger
2.6%
Ranked 213th.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 28.6%
Ranked 88th. 67% more than Niger
17.1%
Ranked 171st.

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 3.55 people/m²
Ranked 193th.
11.02 people/m²
Ranked 183th. 3 times more than Canada

Labor > Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 77th. 10% more than Niger
40 hours
Ranked 97th.
Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 326.99
Ranked 15th. 1529 times more than Niger
0.214
Ranked 173th.

Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $1.00
Ranked 153th.
$510.53
Ranked 22nd. 511 times more than Canada

Crime > Murders > WHO 1.5
Ranked 141st.
20.2
Ranked 21st. 13 times more than Canada
Agriculture > Agriculture, value added > Current US$ $26.97 billion
Ranked 19th. 10 times more than Niger
$2.59 billion
Ranked 54th.

People > Nationality > Noun Canadian(s) Nigerien(s)
Health > Diseases > Cancer > Cancer death rate (per 100,000 population) 135
Ranked 81st.
182
Ranked 8th. 35% more than Canada
Economy > Inequality > GINI index 32.56
Ranked 28th.
43.89
Ranked 17th. 35% more than Canada

Agriculture > Cultivable land > Hectares 45.1 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Niger
14.72 million
Ranked 19th.

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>La Voix du Sahel - state-run, sole national station; broadcasts in French, Arabic, Hausa and vernacular languages</p> </p>Radio Saraounia - private</p> </p>Anfani FM - private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13943665">Full Article</a>
Economy > Imports per capita $13,615.06
Ranked 20th. 103 times more than Niger
$132.48
Ranked 183th.

Transport > Waterways 636 km
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Niger
300 km
Ranked 25th.

Economy > Gross National Income per capita $21,942.03
Ranked 17th. 126 times more than Niger
$173.84
Ranked 151st.
Military > Armed forces personnel 59,000
Ranked 59th. 12 times more than Niger
5,000
Ranked 126th.
Education > Literacy > Female 99%
Ranked 29th. 7 times more than Niger
15.1%
Ranked 10th.

Labor > Labor force, total 19.34 million
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Niger
5.55 million
Ranked 73th.

Agriculture > Farm workers 341,000
Ranked 105th.
4.04 million
Ranked 30th. 12 times more than Canada

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 178th.
112.22 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 3rd. 23 times more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Elderly dependency ratio 53.37%
Ranked 68th. 5 times more than Niger
11.3%
Ranked 196th.

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Mount Logan 5,959 m Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 100 Int. $
Ranked 97th.
113 Int. $
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Canada

Military > Military expenditures 1.1% of GDP
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Niger
0.9% of GDP
Ranked 50th.
Agriculture > Products wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest products; fish cowpeas, cotton, peanuts, millet, sorghum, cassava, rice; cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses, poultry
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 86.77
Ranked 15th. 62 times more than Niger
1.41
Ranked 195th.

Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 0.283% per 1 million people
Ranked 14th.
6.77% per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 24 times more than Canada
Education > Children out of school, primary, female per 1000 0.0578
Ranked 104th.
34.62
Ranked 2nd. 599 times more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Population aged 0-4 > Percent 5.01%
Ranked 115th.
9.28%
Ranked 2nd. 85% more than Canada

People > Physicians density 2.07 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 21st. 103 times more than Niger
0.02 physicians/1,000 population
Ranked 56th.
Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per 1000 1,441.47 hectares
Ranked 3rd. 22% more than Niger
1,181.9 hectares
Ranked 4th.

Military > Military branches Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canada Command (homeland security) Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger)
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $1.21
Ranked 88th. 26 times more than Niger
$0.05
Ranked 168th.

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 4,011.54 kW
Ranked 5th. 476 times more than Niger
8.43 kW
Ranked 179th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 65 or over > Total 15 million
Ranked 32nd.
15.02 million
Ranked 31st. About the same as Canada

Education > College and university > Gender ratio 135.79
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Niger
32.77
Ranked 7th.

Economy > Exports > Commodities motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 16,281.22 kWh
Ranked 2nd. 392 times more than Niger
41.52 kWh
Ranked 133th.

Energy > Gasoline > Pump price for gasoline > US$ per liter $1.32
Ranked 97th. 18% more than Niger
$1.12
Ranked 124th.

Agriculture > Produce > Crop > Production index 107.7%
Ranked 84th.
122.1%
Ranked 22nd. 13% more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Population aged 15-59 > Total 25.27 million
Ranked 47th.
125.44 million
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Canada

Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 185.63 billion
Ranked 13th. 453 times more than Niger
409.67 million
Ranked 150th.

Crime > Prisoners > Per capita 116 per 100,000 people
Ranked 75th.
0.0
Ranked 157th.
Geography > Total area > Sq. km 9.98 million
Ranked 2nd. 8 times more than Niger
1.27 million
Ranked 21st.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2%
Ranked 26th.
90%
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Canada
Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 53,797
Ranked 45th. 288 times more than Niger
187
Ranked 177th.
Economy > Poverty and inequality > Richest quintile to poorest quintile ratio 5.5
Ranked 12th.
20.7
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Canada
Energy > Electricity > Production 618.9 billion kWh
Ranked 5th. 2476 times more than Niger
250 million kWh
Ranked 128th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form none Republic of Niger
Media > Personal computers per 1000 699.8
Ranked 6th. 923 times more than Niger
0.759
Ranked 58th.

Transport > Highways > Total > Per capita 44.92 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 51 times more than Niger
0.887 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th.
People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Total 6.8 million
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Niger
2.08 million
Ranked 64th.

Transport > Vehicles > Per km of road 13.98
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Niger
4
Ranked 49th.

People > Cities > Urban population 85,136
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Niger
38,930
Ranked 202nd.

Geography > Land use > Arable land 4.3%
Ranked 156th.
11.79%
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Canada

Religion > Secularism and atheism > Population considering religion unimportant 57%
Ranked 26th.
0.0
Ranked 142nd.
Transport > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people 597.16
Ranked 15th. 119 times more than Niger
5
Ranked 48th.

Industry > Manufacturing growth -13.16
Ranked 95th.
5
Ranked 63th.

Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services 76%
Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Niger
4%
Ranked 10th.
Culture > World Heritage Sites 8
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Niger
1
Ranked 111th.
Geography > Land boundaries > Border countries US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km, Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km
Transport > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people 371.98
Ranked 34th. 93 times more than Niger
4
Ranked 50th.

Economy > Imports $474.90 billion
Ranked 11th. 209 times more than Niger
$2.27 billion
Ranked 148th.

People > Nationality > Adjective Canadian Nigerien
Agriculture > Produce > Food > Production index 101.6%
Ranked 130th.
118.4%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Canada

Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4
Health > Deaths > Percent deaths registered 90-100 <25
People > Sex ratio > Total population 0.99 male(s)/female
Ranked 117th.
1.01 male(s)/female
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Canada

People > Age distribution > Population aged 5-14 > Percent 10.29%
Ranked 110th.
18.11%
Ranked 2nd. 76% more than Canada

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 1.51 births per woman
Ranked 146th.
7.67 births per woman
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Canada

Industry > Growth -10.11
Ranked 101st.
4.01
Ranked 87th.

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 popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); candidate must receive a majority of the votes to be elected president; a presidential election to restore civilian rule was held 31 January 2011 with a runoff election between ISSOUFOU Mahamadou and Seini OUMAROU held on 12 March 2011
Health > Infant mortality rate 4.82
Ranked 161st.
122.66
Ranked 5th. 25 times more than Canada
Military > Expenditures > Percent of GDP 1.1%
Ranked 122nd.
1.3%
Ranked 66th. 18% more than Canada

Economy > Budget > Expenditures $748.90 billion
Ranked 9th. 400 times more than Niger
$1.87 billion
Ranked 143th.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.06 male(s)/female
Ranked 71st. 3% more than Niger
1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 176th.

Environment > Adjusted net national income > Constant 2000 US$ $916.04 billion
Ranked 10th. 283 times more than Niger
$3.24 billion
Ranked 128th.
Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 61st.
5.36 per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Canada
Energy > Crude oil > Production 3.86 million bbl/day
Ranked 5th. 193 times more than Niger
20,000 bbl/day
Ranked 79th.

Economy > GINI index 32.56
Ranked 29th.
50.54
Ranked 7th. 55% more than Canada

Media > Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 174.56
Ranked 23th. 873 times more than Niger
0.2
Ranked 77th.

Economy > Debt > Net foreign assets > Current LCU 12.53 billion
Ranked 116th.
487.34 billion
Ranked 56th. 39 times more than Canada

Economy > Tourist arrivals 17.14 million
Ranked 15th. 357 times more than Niger
48,000
Ranked 160th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $17,049.94 per capita
Ranked 17th. 672 times more than Niger
$25.36 per capita
Ranked 32nd.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Industry > Industry, value added > Current US$ $453.11 billion
Ranked 10th. 328 times more than Niger
$1.38 billion
Ranked 83th.

People > Age distribution > Population aged 80 or over > Percent 13.36%
Ranked 60th. 13 times more than Niger
1.02%
Ranked 196th.

Education > Child care (preschool) > Duration 2
Ranked 191st.
3
Ranked 40th. 50% more than Canada

Economy > Inbound tourism income > Current US$ $17.77 billion
Ranked 15th. 395 times more than Niger
$45.00 million
Ranked 141st.

Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000 16.46
Ranked 8th. 169 times more than Niger
0.0976
Ranked 159th.
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,079.8 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 47 times more than Niger
23.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 137th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 4,672.75 kWh
Ranked 6th. 308 times more than Niger
15.17 kWh
Ranked 162nd.

Economy > Tax > Tax rates 18.12
Ranked 72nd. 33% more than Niger
13.64
Ranked 90th.

Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 3,744.61
Ranked 10th. 393 times more than Niger
9.53
Ranked 197th.

Religion > Muslim > Muslim percentage of total population 2.8%
Ranked 103th.
98.3%
Ranked 17th. 35 times more than Canada
Geography > Irrigated land 8,550 sq km
Ranked 46th. 12 times more than Niger
740 sq km
Ranked 103th.

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 128.66 billion
Ranked 9th. 313 times more than Niger
411.07 million
Ranked 146th.

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th. 274 times more than Niger
$6.66 billion
Ranked 134th.

Military > Armed forces personnel > Total 64,000
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Niger
10,000
Ranked 125th.

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 838.57 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 302 times more than Niger
2.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 153th.

Economy > GDP per person 39,599.04
Ranked 19th. 112 times more than Niger
352.13
Ranked 162nd.

Education > Secondary education > Teachers > Per capita 4.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 13 times more than Niger
0.38 per 1,000 people
Ranked 127th.

Education > Duration of compulsory education 11 years
Ranked 32nd. 83% more than Niger
6 years
Ranked 136th.
Religion > Islam > Percentage Muslim 2%
Ranked 108th.
90%
Ranked 25th. 45 times more than Canada
Health > Births and maternity > Infant mortality rate 4.7
Ranked 158th.
62.8
Ranked 22nd. 13 times more than Canada

Culture > Smoking > Cigarettes per adult per year 809
Ranked 64th. 16 times more than Niger
52
Ranked 172nd.
Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 8.56%
Ranked 140th.
16.72%
Ranked 89th. 95% more than Canada

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 516.33
Ranked 14th. 88 times more than Niger
5.86
Ranked 185th.

Health > Life expectancy > Women 83 years
Ranked 28th. 48% more than Niger
56 years
Ranked 67th.
Economy > Exports > Main exports Machinery and equipment, automotive products, metals and plastics, forestry products, agricultural and fishing products, energy products Uranium, livestock products
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 recurring droughts
Labor > Employment rate > Adults 61.2
Ranked 61st. 2% more than Niger
59.8
Ranked 71st.

Industry > Manufacturing > Value added > Constant 2000 US$ 130.25 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 9th. 950 times more than Niger
137.15 million constant 2000 US$
Ranked 123th.

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 three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $17,748.65
Ranked 12th. 655 times more than Niger
$27.08
Ranked 32nd.
Geography > Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 13.98 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 185th.
75.2 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 167th. 5 times more than Canada

Labor > Expense > Current LCU 317.53 billion
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Niger
239.47 billion
Ranked 54th.

Economy > Debt > External $1.33 trillion
Ranked 14th. 855 times more than Niger
$1.55 billion
Ranked 141st.

Language > French status Difficult intelligibility between speakers of Qu�b�cois and Acadian for speakers not fluent in Standard <a href=/country/fr>French</a>. National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1530-1986. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1530-1986.
Economy > Gross domestic savings > Current US$ per capita 7,690.55$
Ranked 17th. 319 times more than Niger
24.07$
Ranked 110th.

Economy > Central bank discount rate 1%
Ranked 19th.
4.25%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Canada

Media > Televisions 21.5 million
Ranked 12th. 172 times more than Niger
125,000
Ranked 129th.
Education > Secondary education, pupils 2.61 million
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Niger
388,641
Ranked 37th.

Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 23.16 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 2316 times more than Niger
0.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 184th.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 645.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 375 times more than Niger
1.72 per 1,000 people
Ranked 170th.

Education > College and university > Private school share 0.0
Ranked 64th.
24.67%
Ranked 20th.

Education > Girls to boys ratio > Primary level enrolment 1
Ranked 45th. 37% more than Niger
0.73
Ranked 146th.

Education > School life expectancy > Total 14.8 years
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Niger
2.3 years
Ranked 109th.
Language > Linguistic diversity index 0.549
Ranked 77th.
0.646
Ranked 60th. 18% more than Canada
Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $22,719.28 per capita
Ranked 20th. 141 times more than Niger
$160.90 per capita
Ranked 112th.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 69.6%
Ranked 47th. 61% more than Niger
43.2%
Ranked 147th.

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 75.31
Ranked 13th. 139 times more than Niger
0.54
Ranked 179th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 18,346.73 kWh per capita
Ranked 3rd. 1577 times more than Niger
11.63 kWh per capita
Ranked 174th.

Geography > Area > Land per 1000 272.93 sq km
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Niger
85.95 sq km
Ranked 19th.

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