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Introduction
Geography
People and Society
Environment
Government
Economy
Energy
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Transnational Issues
Introduction
Background
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Geography
Geographic overview
Area
Area - comparative
Africa-US area comparison map :
Antarctica-US area comparison map :
Asia-US area comparison map :
Australia-US area comparison map :
Europe-US area comparison map :
South America-US area comparison map :
Area - rankings
Land boundaries
Coastline
Maritime claims
Climate
Terrain
Elevation
Land use
Irrigated land
Major lakes (area km²)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major watersheds (area km²)
Major aquifers
Population distribution
Natural hazards
Wonders of the World
Geography - note
People and Society
Population
Languages
Religions
Age structure
2024 population pyramid:
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate
Death rate
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas - population
Sex ratio
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate
Life expectancy at birth
Total fertility rate
Drinking water source
Health expenditure
Sanitation facility access
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
Child marriage
Environment
Environmental issues
World biomes
World Biomes:
Tundra biome:
Circum-polar Extent of Permafrost:
Coniferous Forest biome:
Temperate Deciduous Forest biome:
Rainforest biome:
Grassland biome:
Shrubland biome:
Desert biome:
Climate
Land use
Urbanization
Carbon dioxide emissions
Total renewable water resources
Government
Capital
Administrative divisions
Dependent areas
Legal system
International law organization participation
Executive branch
Legislative branch
Flag
United Nations flag:
National anthem(s)
National heritage
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
Real GDP growth rate
Real GDP per capita
GDP (official exchange rate)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
GDP - composition, by end use
Agricultural products
Industries
Industrial production growth rate
Labor force
Unemployment rate
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Remittances
Budget
Taxes and other revenues
Exports
Exports - commodities
Imports
Imports - commodities
Energy
Electricity access
Electricity
Electricity generation sources
Nuclear energy
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Energy consumption per capita
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
Telephones - mobile cellular
Internet users
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Transportation
Airports
Heliports
Railways
Merchant marine
Military and Security
Military expenditures
Military and security service personnel strengths
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions
Military deployments
Transnational Issues
Trafficking in persons
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Introduction
Geography
People and Society
Environment
Government
Economy
Energy
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Transnational Issues