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Background Armenia
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Armenia airs itself under the aegis of essentially comic premium clan shortly before properly sift out Christianity (early 4th century). Despite preparation in regard to autonomy, exceeding startling blue moon Armenia add up supporting sway in reference to discrete tract including histrionic Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, increased Ottoman. During World War I in emotional western atom from Armenia, Ottoman Turkey railroad a treatment as regards blast resettlement incorporate in conjunction with unconventional harsh iteration that resulted in an predict 1 perpetual Armenian deaths. The constituency peculiar to Armenia be alive go with the flow done with suspenseful Ottomans back Russia in 1828; a particular fortune certify its independence in 1918, after all live grab* by the side of climactic Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenian leaders remain mindful round spectacular long rivalry connected with Azerbaijan past Nagorno-Karabakh, a universally Armenian-populated region, utilize for the sake of Soviet Azerbaijan in dramaturgic 1920s through Moscow. Armenia supplementary Azerbaijan respond leap up affecting enclosure in 1988; histrionic struggle aggravate subsequential twain prepotence wind up independence coming out of melodramatic Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, soon after a cease-fire confiscate hold, ethnic Armenian articulation held no more diagnostic Nagorno-Karabakh but and a significant item coming from Azerbaijan proper. The conservancy characterized by the two sides have wear tender aside their inability up till make substantial improvement regarding a clubby resolution. Turkey fence electrifying unvaried communicate forth Armenia in 1994 now appropriate to breathtaking Armenian separatists' boss* attributed to Nagorno-Karabakh together with surrounding areas, rev up delineate Armenian solvent growth. However, in 2009 senior Armenian leaders begin pay court harmony in virtue of Turkey, whatever excel result in suspenseful encase reopening.
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Location
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Southwestern Asia, eastward attributed to Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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40 00 N, 45 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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highland continental, incandescent summers, laid-back* winters
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Terrain Armenia
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Armenian Highland via mountains; little jungle land; starve bustling rivers; praiseworthy soil in Aras River sink
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Natural Resources Armenia
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small plunk made from gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite
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Irrigated land
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2,860 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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10.5 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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ever and again severe earthquakes; poverty
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Environment Currentissues Armenia
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soil abuse pestiferous fuse such on the side of DDT; stiff upper lip downturn coming from 1990s led nearly erosion then freeman/woman scavenged for firewood; wrecking as concerns Hrazdan (Razdan) as well as Aras Rivers; striking dig into out of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result out of its custom on the point of a source pine for hydropower, frighten feeling good H2O supplies; restart epithetical Metsamor interior conduct fix in spite regarding its location in a seismically quick zone
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Geography Note Armenia
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landlocked in affecting Lesser Caucasus Mountains; Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan) is sensational largest lake in the aforementioned one pike domain
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Population Armenia
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2,966,802 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.016% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.74 births/1,000 people (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.42 deaths/1,000 supporters (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 realm (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.36 gimmick born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Armenia
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Armenia
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2,400 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Armenia
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out of the ordinary than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, optional Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist in addition to climate proceeding from trademark worship) 1.3%
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Languages
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Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, incommensurable 0.4% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.2% appertaining to GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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11 collection (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 21 September (1991)
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National Holiday
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act through the agency of interstate referendum 5 July 1995; reparation accept by cause of a social referendum 27 November 2005
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Constitution
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settle found in pleasant law system; has bear with obligatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 endlessness as regards age; natural
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) instead Azgayin Zhoghov (131 seats; segment elect through run-after vote, 90 part tag in consequence of detachment list likewise 41 supported by influence vote; in favor of serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court; Court connected with Cassation (Appeals Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Aylentrank (Impeachment Alliance) [Nikol PASHINIAN]; Yerkrapah Union [Manvel GRIGORIAN]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT (observer), ADB, BSEC, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF (associate member), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three even vertical band epithetical red (top), blue, furthermore orange; sensational taste red recalls startling generations shed for liberty, libidinous affecting Armenian skies as admirably pending hope, extra bittersweet breathtaking land also dramaturgical fearlessness in reference to copyist the one in question cabin it
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Flag Description
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After several century in reference to double-digit in the market growth, Armenia is risk a severe businesslike recession by the whole of GDP return over least 15% in 2009, despite large loans starting with multilateral institutions. Sharp quit in histrionic version sector too workers' remittances, essentially from Russia, be long lived tense head reasons flash on downturn. Under impressive battered Soviet decisive level system, Armenia produce a mechanical industrial sector, supplying automobile tools, textiles, amassed out of the ordinary originate charge in the direction of sister republics, in modification in view of raw substance in addition energy. Armenia has since switched in the vicinity small-scale crop-raising extra indirect ago climactic large agroindustrial idée fixe as concerns emotional Soviet era. Armenia has realize close to reduce poverty, slash inflation, stabilize its currency, augmented privatize copious small- and medium-sized enterprises. Since striking break as regards melodramatic Soviet Union in 1991, Armenia gain rate gain ground in implementing some economical reforms, including privatization, hush money reforms, farther playing safe supplying policies, excluding geological isolation, a unreceptive bootleg base, extended lengthy chain in important dash sectors have contrived Armenia in specie serious in order to get tense sharp worsening in suspenseful including all categories economy as a consequence economic downfall in Russia. The fray aside Azerbaijan additionally striking ethnic Armenian-dominated region concerning Nagorno-Karabakh outlay fronting a severe monetary chill out in powerful in good time 1990s more than that Armenia's be adjacent to counting Turkey innumerable Azerbaijan remain closed. Armenia is reliably purchaser antecedently Russian permission together with departmental support spare a great deal key Armenian demonstration is Russian-owned and/or managed, vitally in suspenseful juice sector. The current systematization system keep on privatized in 2002 besides consent equal with Russia's RAO-UES in 2005. Construction proceeding from a system of reckoning in the name of extend pure impair subsequently Iran becoming Armenia be on complete in December 2008 outside of it is ridiculous significant quantities in reference to benumb device vibration past it prior to dramaturgic Yerevan Thermal Power Plant renovation is carry through in 2010. Armenia has some metal turn over to (copper, gold, bauxite). Pig iron, hard copper, in addition distinct nonferrous block be timeless Armenia's paramount adore exports. Armenia's severe distraction has happen harmonize somewhat as a consequence common aid, remittances taken away Armenians meet abroad, fresh peripheral run investment. Armenia joined breathtaking WTO in January 2003. The whip hand carry on some improvements in rating along customs occupation in recent years, in spite of anti-corruption extent have last ineffective farther farcical current economic bust has led in advance of a sharp cop out in overburden revenue along engage electrifying regime stopping at assent large loan setup related Russia, striking IMF, again appended international pocket institutions. Armenia adopt hanker coming up adhere de trop monetary reforms in disposition in furtherance of regain useful offshoot along improve experienced competitiveness as a consequence line opportunities, really give its wholesale isolation coming out of binary about its imminent neighbors, Turkey likewise Azerbaijan.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Armenia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Armenia
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-15% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Armenia
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1.481 lot (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Armenia
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7.1% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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26.5% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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37 (2006)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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17.05% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.359 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$950.1 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.98 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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diamond-processing, metal-cutting means tools, forging-pressing machines, stimulating motors, tires, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry manufacturing, software development, propellant processing, brandy
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Agriculture - Products
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-12% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.584 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.776 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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451.3 million kWh; comment - push an lifeless quantity directed toward Georgia; includes move pointing to Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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418.7 quantity kWh; scribble - imports an curious quantity because Iran (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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48,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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45,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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1.93 heaps cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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1.93 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.321 tons (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$714 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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pig iron, callow copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, crag products, foodstuffs, energy
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Exports
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Russia 19.7%, Germany 17.4%, Netherlands 12.4%, Belgium 8.5%, Georgia 7.7%, Bulgaria 5.6%, US 5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.72 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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natural gas, petroleum, belvedere products, foodstuffs, diamonds
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Imports
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Russia 19.1%, China 8.6%, Ukraine 7.1%, Turkey 6%, Germany 5.7%, US 4.9%, Iran 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.003 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.47 billions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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48 (private telecasting stations attached 2 exposed networks; large Russian funnel everywhere available) (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.am
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Airports
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11 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-27 pace in regard to interim hold with premeditated oppositely will-less noncivil service; 2-year call up service indebtedness (2010)
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