r who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the
government. Cabinet includes the official name for this body of
high-ranking advisers and the method for selection of members.
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 for each candidate in
the last election. 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.

Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of exports on
an f.o.b. (free on board) basis.

Exports - commodities: This entry provides a rank ordering of exported
products starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the
percent of total dollar value.

Exports - partners: This entry provides a rank ordering of trading
partners starting with the most important; it sometimes includes the
percent of total dollar value.

Fiscal year: This entry identifies 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).

Flag description: This entry provides 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.

Flag graphic: Most versions of the Factbook include a color flag at
the beginning of the country profile. The flag graphics were produced
from actual flags or the best information available at the time of
preparation. 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.

GDP: This entry gives the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all
final goods and 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 note on GDP methodology for more
information.

GDP methodology: In the Economy section, GDP dollar estimates for all
countries are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) calcula