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  • 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 > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -: This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
  • Economy > GDP: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Economy > GDP per capita: GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economy > 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 > Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Geography > Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Geography > Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
  • Government > Government type: A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
  • Government > Legal system: A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
  • Government > Legislative branch: This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
  • Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people: Physicians are defined as graduates of any facility or school of medicine who are working in the country in any medical field (practice, teaching, research).
  • People > Population: Population, total refers to the total population.
  • Religion > Religions: This entry includes a rank ordering of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population.
  • People > Population > Population growth, past and future: Population growth rate (percentage).
  • People > Ethnic groups: This entry provides a rank ordering of ethnic groups starting with the largest and normally includes the percent of total population.
  • Government > Suffrage: The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
  • Geography > Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Government > Constitution: The dates of adoption, revisions, and major amendments to a nation's constitution
  • Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use: Estimate of percentage of 15-64 year old population who use Cannabis.
  • Government > Judicial branch: The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
  • Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Geography > Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
  • People > Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate. The birth rate is usually the dominant factor in determining the rate of population growth. It depends on both the level of fertility and the age structure of the population.
  • People > Population growth: Percentage by which country's population either has increased or is estimated to increase. Countries with a decrease in population are signified by a negative percentage. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Economy > Budget > Revenues: Revenues calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP: This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
  • Government > Political parties and leaders: Significant political organizations and their leaders.
  • Economy > Economy > Overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
  • 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.
  • Economy > GDP > Per capita: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The difference between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the weathly industrialized countries are generally much smaller. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agriculture > Rural population: Total population living in rural areas. Future estimates are from the UN Population Division.
  • Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • People > Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate. The death rate, while only a rough indicator of the mortality situation in a country, accurately indicates the current mortality impact on population growth. This indicator is significantly affected by age distribution, and most countries will eventually show a rise in the overall death rate, in spite of continued decline in mortality at all ages, as declining fertility results in an aging population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years: Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Military > War deaths: Battle-related deaths are deaths in battle-related conflicts between warring parties in the conflict dyad (two conflict units that are parties to a conflict). Typically, battle-related deaths occur in warfare involving the armed forces of the warring parties. This includes traditional battlefield fighting, guerrilla activities, and all kinds of bombardments of military units, cities, and villages, etc. The targets are usually the military itself and its installations or state institutions and state representatives, but there is often substantial collateral damage in the form of civilians being killed in crossfire, in indiscriminate bombings, etc. All deaths--military as well as civilian--incurred in such situations, are counted as battle-related deaths."
  • Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita: Arable land (hectares per person). Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth: Index of agricultural production in 1996 - 98 (1989 - 91 = 100)
  • Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.
  • Language > Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
  • Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin, which shows where production takes place in an economy. The distribution gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. Agriculture includes farming, fishing, and forestry. Industry includes mining, manufacturing, energy production, and construction. Services cover government activities, communications, transportation, finance, and all other private economic activities that do not produce material goods.
  • Economy > Exports per capita: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Government > Administrative divisions: This entry generally gives the numbers, designatory terms, and first-order administrative divisions as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN). Changes that have been reported but not yet acted on by BGN are noted.
  • Education > Literacy > Total population: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • 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.
  • Media > Televisions per 1000: The total number of televisions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people: Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
  • Government > Executive branch > Head of government: Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
  • Geography > Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Labor > Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:
  • 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.
  • People > Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their child-bearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. The total fertility rate is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman. This indicator shows the potential for population growth in the country. High rates will also place some limits on the labor force participation rates for women. Large numbers of children born to women indicate large family sizes that might limit the ability of the families to feed and educate their children.
  • Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years: Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
  • Government > Executive branch > Chief of state: The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • People > Age structure > 0-14 years: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
  • Transport > Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
  • Geography > Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Industry > Gross value added by construction: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Economy > Fiscal year: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • People > Nationality > Noun: The noun which identifies citizens of the nation
  • 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.
  • Education > Literacy > Female: This entry includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of our source. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons.
  • Agriculture > Farm workers: Agricultural employment shows the number of agricultural workers in the agricultural sector.
  • Health > Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
  • Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita: Net per capita agricultural production, expressed in International Dollars. Net means after deduction of feed and seed. International Dollars are calculated using the Geary-Khamis formula, which is designed to neutralize irrelevant exchange rate movements (more information on http://faostat3.fao.org/faostat-gateway/go/to/mes/glossary/*/E)
  • Agriculture > Products: Major agricultural crops and products
  • Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
  • Geography > Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
  • Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: This entry lists Seventh-day Adventist membership worldwide as of 2004. Membership is defined as baptised and active.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Economy > Imports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
  • People > Nationality > Adjective: This entry is derived from People > Nationality, which provides the identifying terms for citizens - noun and adjective.
  • Media > Radio broadcast stations: The total number of AM, FM, and shortwave broadcast stations.
  • People > Sex ratio > Total population: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman: Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with current age-specific fertility rates.
  • Government > Executive branch > Elections: Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
  • Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations: Total Congregations.
  • Economy > Budget > Expenditures: Expenditures calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms
  • People > Sex ratio > At birth: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
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STAT Greenland Sierra Leone HISTORY
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate 11
Ranked 108th.
837
Ranked 61st. 76 times more than Greenland
Crime > Violent crime > Murder rate per million people 195.3
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Sierra Leone
151.3
Ranked 43th.
Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > - 1.9% of GDP
Ranked 20th.
-5.3% of GDP
Ranked 146th.

Economy > GDP $1.27 billion
Ranked 171st.
$3.80 billion
Ranked 146th. 3 times more than Greenland

Economy > GDP per capita $22,507.89
Ranked 39th. 35 times more than Sierra Leone
$634.92
Ranked 159th.

Economy > Population below poverty line 9.2%
Ranked 18th.
70.2%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Greenland

Geography > Area > Comparative slightly more than three times the size of Texas slightly smaller than South Carolina
Geography > Area > Land 2.17 million sq km
Ranked 13th. 30 times more than Sierra Leone
71,620 sq km
Ranked 117th.

Geography > Climate arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters tropical; hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season (December to April)
Geography > Geographic coordinates 72 00 N, 40 00 W 8 30 N, 11 30 W
Government > Government type parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy constitutional democracy
Government > Legal system the laws of Denmark apply mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
Government > Legislative branch unicameral Parliament or Landsting unicameral Parliament
Health > Physicians > Per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people
Ranked 44th. 38 times more than Sierra Leone
0.03 per 1,000 people
Ranked 65th.

People > Population 57,714
Ranked 204th.
5.61 million
Ranked 110th. 97 times more than Greenland

Religion > Religions Evangelical Lutheran Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%
People > Population > Population growth, past and future -0.164
Ranked 118th.
0.276
Ranked 39th.

People > Ethnic groups Inuit 89%, Danish and other 11% Temne 35%, Mende 31%, Limba 8%, Kono 5%, Kriole 2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians)
Government > Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Geography > Area > Total 2.17 million sq km
Ranked 13th. 30 times more than Sierra Leone
71,740 sq km
Ranked 120th.

Government > Constitution (June 2009) Act on Greenland Self Government several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2010
Crime > Drugs > Annual cannabis use 7.6%
Ranked 2nd.
16.1%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greenland
Government > Judicial branch High Court or Eggartuussisuuneqarfia (Landsret) (appeals can be made to the Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme Court in Copenhagen) Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court
Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity per capita $36,038.91
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Sierra Leone
$836.58
Ranked 173th.

Geography > Land area > Sq. km 410,450 sq km
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone
71,620 sq km
Ranked 113th.

People > Birth rate 14.57 births/1,000 population
Ranked 137th.
37.77 births/1,000 population
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Greenland

People > Population growth -0.164%
Ranked 118th.
0.276%
Ranked 39th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues $1.72 billion
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
$576.90 million
Ranked 177th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP $37,400.00
Ranked 26th. 29 times more than Sierra Leone
$1,300.00
Ranked 167th.

Government > Political parties and leaders Candidate List (Kattusseqatigiit) or K [Anthon FREDERIKSEN]<br />Democrats Party (Demokraatit) or D [Jens B. FREDERIKSEN]<br />Forward Party (Siumut) or S [Aleqa HAMMOND]<br />Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) or IA [Kuupik KLEIST]<br />Inuit Party (Partii Inuit) or PI [Nikko OLSEN]<br />Solidarity Party (Atassut) or A [Gerhardt PETERSEN] All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA]<br />Peace and Liberation Party or PLP [Darlington MORRISON]<br />People's Movement for Democratic Change or PMDC [Charles MARGAI]<br />Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Julius Maada BIO]<br />numerous others
Economy > Economy > Overview The economy remains critically dependent on exports of shrimp and fish, income from resource exploration and extraction, and on a substantial subsidy from the Danish Government. The subsidy is budgeted to be about $650 million in 2012, approximately 56% of government revenues in 2012 for the year. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in Greenland's economy. Greenland's real GDP contracted about 1% in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but is estimated to have grown 2% in 2010 and 3% in 2011. The relative ease with which Greenland has weathered the economic crisis is due to increased hydrocarbon and mineral exploration and extraction activities, a high level of construction activity in the Nuuk area and the increasing price of fish and shrimp. During the last decade the Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) pursued conservative fiscal and monetary policies, but public pressure has increased for better schools, health care and retirement systems. The Greenlandic economy has benefited from increasing catches and exports of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, crabs. Due to Greenland's continued dependence on exports of fish - which accounted for 89% of exports in 2010 - the economy remains very sensitive to foreign developments. International consortia are increasingly active in exploring for hydrocarbon resources off Greenland's western coast, and international studies indicate the potential for oil and gas fields in northern and northeastern Greenland. In May 2007 a US aluminum producer concluded a memorandum of understanding with the Greenland Home Rule Government to build an aluminum smelter and a power generation facility, which takes advantage of Greenland's abundant hydropower potential. Within the area of mining, olivine sand continues to be produced and gold production has resumed in south Greenland, while rare-earth and iron ore mineral projects have been proposed or planned elsewhere on the island. Tourism also offers another avenue of economic growth for Greenland, with increasing numbers of cruise lines now operating in Greenland's western and southern waters during the peak summer tourism season. Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. While it possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, its physical and social infrastructure has yet to recover from the civil war, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development. Nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of the processing of raw materials and of light manufacturing for the domestic market. Alluvial diamond mining remains the major source of hard currency earnings, accounting for nearly half of Sierra Leone's exports. The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF completed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program that helped stabilize economic growth and reduce inflation and in 2010 approved a new program worth $45 million over three years. Political stability has led to a revival of economic activity such as the rehabilitation of bauxite and rutile mining, which are set to benefit from planned tax incentives. A number of offshore oil discoveries were announced in 2009 and 2010. The development of these reserves, which could be significant, is still several years away, however, growth skyrocketed to more than 20% in 2012, as exploitation activities began.
Crime > Violent crime > Murders per million people 195.3
Ranked 18th. 29% more than Sierra Leone
151.3
Ranked 43th.
Economy > Exports $384.30 million
Ranked 166th.
$953.40 million
Ranked 152nd. 2 times more than Greenland

Crime > Violent crime > Murders 11
Ranked 108th.
837
Ranked 61st. 76 times more than Greenland
Government > Executive branch > Cabinet Home Rule Government elected by the Parliament (Landsting) on the basis of the strength of parties Ministers of State appointed by the president with the approval of the House of Representatives; the cabinet is responsible to the president
Health > Hospital beds > Per 1,000 people 14.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Sierra Leone
1.21 per 1,000 people
Ranked 87th.

Economy > GDP > Per capita $35,265.10 per capita
Ranked 5th. 43 times more than Sierra Leone
$820.04 per capita
Ranked 111th.

Agriculture > Rural population 12,123
Ranked 179th.
44,095
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Greenland

Energy > Electricity > Consumption > Per capita 4,961.43 kWh per capita
Ranked 10th. 410 times more than Sierra Leone
12.11 kWh per capita
Ranked 154th.

People > Death rate 8.3 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 89th.
11.26 deaths/1,000 population
Ranked 35th. 36% more than Greenland

Geography > Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 350
Ranked 143th.
2,526
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Greenland
Government > Political pressure groups and leaders conservationists; environmentalists <strong>other: </strong>student unions; trade unions
Geography > Natural resources coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
Energy > Electricity > Consumption 279 million kWh
Ranked 131st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
134.9 million kWh
Ranked 143th.

Geography > Surface area > Sq. km 410,450 km²
Ranked 58th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone
71,740 km²
Ranked 117th.

People > Population growth rate 0.03%
Ranked 189th.
2.3%
Ranked 36th. 77 times more than Greenland

Geography > Area > Land > Per capita 38,044.89 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 3344 times more than Sierra Leone
11.38 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 120th.

Media > Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,178.47 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Sierra Leone
126.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 141st.

Agriculture > Agricultural land > Sq. km 2,359 sq. km
Ranked 157th.
34,350 sq. km
Ranked 102nd. 15 times more than Greenland

Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years 70.24
Ranked 118th. 56% more than Sierra Leone
45.1
Ranked 196th.

Media > Internet > Internet users per thousand people 648.75
Ranked 52nd. 51 times more than Sierra Leone
12.71
Ranked 201st.
Military > War deaths 0.0
Ranked 106th.
0.0
Ranked 147th.

Agriculture > Arable land > Hectares per capita 0.0158
Ranked 190th.
0.188
Ranked 85th. 12 times more than Greenland

Agriculture > Agricultural growth 99
Ranked 152nd.
182
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than Greenland

Media > Internet users 36,000
Ranked 172nd. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
14,900
Ranked 191st.
Economy > Inflation rate > Consumer prices 2.8%
Ranked 164th.
12.9%
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Greenland

Language > Languages Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)
Economy > GDP > Composition, by sector of origin > Services 67%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
33.2%
Ranked 170th.
Economy > Exports per capita $6,753.36
Ranked 46th. 42 times more than Sierra Leone
$159.47
Ranked 158th.

Government > Administrative divisions 4 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Kujalleq, Qaasuitsup, Qeqqata, Sermersooq 3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western*
Education > Literacy > Total population 100%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
35.1%
Ranked 19th.

Religion > Religions > All Evangelical Lutheran Muslim 60%, indigenous beliefs 30%, Christian 10%
Media > Televisions per 1000 528.49
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than Sierra Leone
11.25
Ranked 167th.
Energy > Oil > Consumption > Per capita 69.17 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 16th. 46 times more than Sierra Leone
1.49 bbl/day per 1,000 peopl
Ranked 137th.

People > Population in 2015 58 thousand
Ranked 200th.
6,897 thousand
Ranked 106th. 119 times more than Greenland
Health > Births and maternity > Average age of mother at childbirth 27.8
Ranked 4th.
29.1
Ranked 12th. 5% more than Greenland

Geography > Terrain flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland plateau, mountains in east
Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population 70.96 years
Ranked 137th. 26% more than Sierra Leone
56.13 years
Ranked 191st.

Geography > Location Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia
People > Urban and rural > Population living in cities proper 16,235
Ranked 15th.
469,776
Ranked 1st. 29 times more than Greenland
People > Death rate, crude > Per 1,000 people 8.3
Ranked 84th.
17.63
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Greenland

Health > Birth rate > Crude > Per 1,000 people 15.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 21st.
46.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Greenland

Government > Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Aleqa HAMMOND (since 13 March 2013) President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)
Geography > Coastline 44,087 km
Ranked 3rd. 110 times more than Sierra Leone
402 km
Ranked 118th.

Labor > Labor force 28,240
Ranked 164th.
2.21 million
Ranked 104th. 78 times more than Greenland
Environment > Current issues protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing
Energy > Oil > Consumption 4,000 bbl/day
Ranked 160th.
9,000 bbl/day
Ranked 141st. 2 times more than Greenland

Health > Life expectancy at birth, female > Years 72.8
Ranked 121st. 61% more than Sierra Leone
45.27
Ranked 196th.

People > Total fertility rate 2.08 children born/woman
Ranked 113th.
4.87 children born/woman
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Greenland

Health > Life expectancy at birth, male > Years 67.8
Ranked 116th. 51% more than Sierra Leone
44.95
Ranked 196th.

Government > Executive branch > Chief of state Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL (since April 2011) President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)
Media > Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 103.76
Ranked 99th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
36.07
Ranked 181st.

Economy > GDP > Purchasing power parity $2.13 billion
Ranked 179th.
$7.97 billion
Ranked 149th. 4 times more than Greenland

Government > Capital city > Name Nuuk (Godthab) Freetown
Government > Capital city > Geographic coordinates 64 8 30 N, 13 15 W
Government > International organization participation Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Weather > Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded 25.9 \u00b0C (78.6 \u00b0F) 40 \u00b0C (104 \u00b0F)
Media > Internet > Users per 1000 919.46
Ranked 1st. 383 times more than Sierra Leone
2.4
Ranked 147th.

People > Age structure > 0-14 years 21.6%
Ranked 143th.
41.9%
Ranked 31st. 94% more than Greenland

Media > Broadcast media the Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local TV and radio stations; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available 1
Transport > Airports 15
Ranked 147th. 88% more than Sierra Leone
8
Ranked 163th.

Geography > Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than three times the size of Texas slightly smaller than South Carolina
Industry > Gross value added by construction 199.44 million
Ranked 159th. 5 times more than Sierra Leone
39.87 million
Ranked 190th.

Economy > Fiscal year calendar year calendar year
People > Age structure > 65 years and over 8.1%
Ranked 91st. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
3.7%
Ranked 174th.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Industry 29%
Ranked 84th.
37.4%
Ranked 44th. 29% more than Greenland

Geography > Population density > People per sq. km 0.14 people/m²
Ranked 202nd.
77.15 people/m²
Ranked 99th. 551 times more than Greenland

Media > Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 195.29
Ranked 44th.
0.0
Ranked 196th.

Economy > Currency > Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average $5.79
Ranked 106th.
$4,344.04
Ranked 7th. 750 times more than Greenland

People > Nationality > Noun Greenlander(s) Sierra Leonean(s)
Economy > Imports per capita $14,308.06
Ranked 21st. 54 times more than Sierra Leone
$267.11
Ranked 161st.

Education > Literacy > Female 100%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
24.4%
Ranked 19th.

Agriculture > Farm workers 1,000
Ranked 192nd.
1.28 million
Ranked 63th. 1281 times more than Greenland

Health > Infant mortality rate > Total 10.05 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 144th.
78.38 deaths/1,000 live births
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Greenland

Geography > Elevation extremes > Highest point Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,700 m Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Agriculture > Agricultural growth per capita 95 Int. $
Ranked 122nd.
141 Int. $
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Greenland

Agriculture > Products forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish rice, coffee, cocoa, palm kernels, palm oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Media > Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 64.9
Ranked 52nd. 50 times more than Sierra Leone
1.3
Ranked 197th.

Economy > Population below poverty line > Per capita 163.28% per 1 million people
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Sierra Leone
13.15% per 1 million people
Ranked 9th.
Military > Military branches no regular military forces Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing)
Economy > GDP > Per capita > PPP per thousand people $663.97
Ranked 3rd. 3054 times more than Sierra Leone
$0.22
Ranked 130th.

Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity per thousand people 2,407.52 kW
Ranked 19th. 136 times more than Sierra Leone
17.73 kW
Ranked 171st.

Economy > Exports > Commodities fish and fish products 89%, metals 10% diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita 5,070.3 kWh
Ranked 9th. 369 times more than Sierra Leone
13.74 kWh
Ranked 145th.

Industry > Gross value added by manufacturing 132.25 million
Ranked 167th. 66% more than Sierra Leone
79.78 million
Ranked 173th.

Geography > Total area > Sq. km 410,450
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Sierra Leone
71,740
Ranked 113th.

Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership 3
Ranked 205th.
15,150
Ranked 65th. 5050 times more than Greenland
Energy > Electricity > Production 276.6 million kWh
Ranked 127th. 91% more than Sierra Leone
145 million kWh
Ranked 136th.

Government > Country name > Conventional long form none Republic of Sierra Leone
People > Cities > Urban population 87,877
Ranked 45th. 57% more than Sierra Leone
55,905
Ranked 158th.

Geography > Land use > Arable land 0.0
Ranked 227th.
15.33%
Ranked 71st.

Economy > Imports $814.20 million
Ranked 167th.
$1.60 billion
Ranked 158th. 96% more than Greenland

People > Nationality > Adjective Greenlandic Sierra Leonean
Media > Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1
People > Sex ratio > Total population 1.11 male(s)/female
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Sierra Leone
0.94 male(s)/female
Ranked 194th.

Health > Fertility rate > Total > Births per woman 2.36 births per woman
Ranked 28th.
6.48 births per woman
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Greenland

Government > Executive branch > Elections the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; prime minister elected by parliament (usually the leader of the majority party) president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be held in 2017)
Religion > Christian > Mormon > Congregations 1
Ranked 11th.
27
Ranked 54th. 27 times more than Greenland
Economy > Budget > Expenditures $1.68 billion
Ranked 130th. 2 times more than Sierra Leone
$773.50 million
Ranked 162nd.

People > Sex ratio > At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Ranked 108th. 2% more than Sierra Leone
1.03 male(s)/female
Ranked 200th.

Health > HIV AIDS > People living with HIV AIDS > Per capita 1.78 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th.
36.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 20 times more than Greenland
Energy > Crude oil > Production 0.0
Ranked 176th.
25.39 bbl/day
Ranked 126th.

Economy > Budget > Revenues > Per capita $26,089.73 per capita
Ranked 8th. 1225 times more than Sierra Leone
$21.29 per capita
Ranked 37th.
Military > Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Media > Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 799.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 43 times more than Sierra Leone
18.6 per 1,000 people
Ranked 163th.

Energy > Electricity > Consumption by households per capita 4,777.38 kWh
Ranked 4th. 1223 times more than Sierra Leone
3.91 kWh
Ranked 174th.

Government > National symbol(s) polar bear lion
Industry > Gross value added by construction per capita 3,508.79
Ranked 12th. 526 times more than Sierra Leone
6.67
Ranked 200th.

Transport > Gross value added by transport, storage and communication 331.18 million
Ranked 153th. 80% more than Sierra Leone
184.22 million
Ranked 169th.

Labor > GNI > Current US$ $1.15 billion
Ranked 172nd.
$3.80 billion
Ranked 144th. 3 times more than Greenland

Media > Internet > Users > Per capita 922.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 436 times more than Sierra Leone
2.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 150th.

Economy > GDP per person 30,883.03
Ranked 33th. 91 times more than Sierra Leone
340.89
Ranked 164th.

Environment > Proportion of land area under protection 41.09%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Sierra Leone
10.5%
Ranked 130th.

Media > Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 332.69
Ranked 49th. 111 times more than Sierra Leone
3.01
Ranked 192nd.

Geography > Natural hazards continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Government > Flag description two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white; the design represents the sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colors are the same as those of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of Denmark three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown
Economy > Budget > Revenues per capita $25,992.40
Ranked 7th. 1121 times more than Sierra Leone
$23.19
Ranked 41st.
Geography > Maritime claims > Territorial sea 3 nautical mile
Ranked 189th.
12 nautical mile
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Greenland

Economy > Debt > External $36.40 million
Ranked 160th.
$1.17 billion
Ranked 147th. 32 times more than Greenland

Media > Televisions 30,000
Ranked 167th.
53,000
Ranked 153th. 77% more than Greenland
Agriculture > Agricultural machinery > Tractors > Per capita 1.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th. 94 times more than Sierra Leone
0.016 per 1,000 people
Ranked 181st.

Media > Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 634.09 per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 129 times more than Sierra Leone
4.91 per 1,000 people
Ranked 81st.

Economy > Debt > External > Per capita $445.63 per capita
Ranked 5th. 42% more than Sierra Leone
$314.50 per capita
Ranked 96th.

Economy > GDP > Composition by sector > Services 67%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sierra Leone
19.3%
Ranked 178th.

Media > Internet users > Per 100 people 63.91
Ranked 27th. 256 times more than Sierra Leone
0.25
Ranked 185th.

Energy > Electricity > Production > Per capita 5,390.52 kWh per capita
Ranked 11th. 414 times more than Sierra Leone
13.02 kWh per capita
Ranked 172nd.

Geography > Area > Land per 1000 38,044.89 sq km
Ranked 1st. 2939 times more than Sierra Leone
12.95 sq km
Ranked 98th.

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