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Location

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography


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Population

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Demographic profile

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment


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Country name

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Capital

Administrative divisions

Dependent areas

Independence

National holiday

Constitution

Legal system

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

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Political parties and leaders

International organization participation

Diplomatic representation

Flag description

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage


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Economy overview

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

Labor force

Unemployment rate

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports

Imports

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates


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Electricity

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita


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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions


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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups


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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways
Total: 622 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 622 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge
Note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Côte d'Ivoire
Total: 18 km (2017)
Standard gauge: 18 km (2017) 1.435-m (not in operation)
Note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place
Total: 278 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
Note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
Total: 660 km (2008)
Narrow gauge: 660 km (2008) 1.000-m gauge
Note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso
Total: 9,548 km (2020) 3,242 km electrified
Total: 496 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 354 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge
Narrow gauge: 142 km (2014) 0.762-m gauge
Total: 12.5 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 12.5 km (2014) 0.914-mm gauge
Total: 4,894,173 km (2019)
Total: 7,435 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 7,435 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified)
Note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists
Total: 3,979 km (2016)
Standard gauge: 3,979 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified)
Total: 4,128 km (2018)
Narrow gauge: 4,128 km (2018) 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified)
Total: 699 km (2020) 313 km electrified
Total: 5,410 km (2016)
Standard gauge: 5,410 km (2016) 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings)
Total: 30,400 km (2021)
Standard gauge: 80 km (2021) 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)
Narrow gauge: 19,756 km (2014) 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)
Total: 248 km (2018)
Note: a narrow gauge, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds, but is not currently operational
Total: 1,562 km (2016)
Broad gauge: 1,562 km (2016) 1.676-m gauge
Total: 16,390 km (2020) 6,167 km electrified
Total: 293,564.2 km (2014)
Standard gauge: 293,564.2 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals


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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons

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