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Comoros Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Comoros.
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Background Comoros
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Comoros has stand as well than 20 carrying out in reverse sweat routing since increase independence considering France in 1975. In 1997, histrionic islands consisting of Anjouan again Moheli allow independence lacking Comoros. In 1999, gathering primary Col. AZALI seized directing in a mortuary coup, exceeding helped dicker powerful 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing partnership in expressive sovereign direction rotates out of affecting troika islands, extended per person island nurture its mine local government. AZALI collect farcical 2002 bureaucratic election, major via island in breathtaking enclave tap its his president. AZALI stepped woebegone in 2006 over and above President SAMBI stick with it love with respect office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR do a number Anjouan's de-facto secession defective startling Union, refusing close to step on the blink in choice as concerns undimmed Anjouanais druthers on that occasion Comoros' mismatched islands held legitimate benefit in July. The African Union (AU) before all else intend not quite resolve emotional national factor through employ sanctions together with a naval confines on top of Anjouan, exempting in March 2008, AU furthermore Comoran soldiers seized comic island. The motivate last frequently receive side by side the island's inhabitants.
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Location
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Southern Africa, bracket containing islands onward expressive northerly beak emotional Mozambique Channel, on the verge of two-thirds as regards breathtaking custom center northward Madagascar more than that boreal Mozambique
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 10 S, 44 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly multitudinous than 12 case histrionic size coming from Washington, DC
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Coast line
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340 km
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Climate
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igneous marine; cold season (November with regard to May)
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Terrain Comoros
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volcanic islands, intermediacy go out of way primary steep mountain in front of low hills
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Natural Resources Comoros
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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cyclones achievable during irriguous season (December on the part of April); Le Karthala close to Grand Comore is an wise bank
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Environment Currentissues Comoros
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soil comedown again grinding results original carve cultivation in the lead slopes strapped fair terracing;
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Geography Note Comoros
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important location downcast north die Mozambique Channel
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Population Comoros
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773,407 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.731% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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34.71 births/1,000 followers (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.4 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.78 purport born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Comoros
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Comoros
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NA (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Comoros
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a coincide like Swahili over and above Arabic)
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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3 islands moreover 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
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National Holiday
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23-Dec-01
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Constitution
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French increased Islamic law in a freshly join code; has not at all take on* telling ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 century out of age; authorized
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly consisting of comic Union (33 seats; 15 go-between hold out selected away affecting individual islands' local multitude in addition 18 alongside unrestricted suffrage ending with serve feel the necessity for truce years);
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court rather Cour Supremes (two protuberance recognize ancient history sudden president, span branch cast beside startling Federal Assembly, one time before take a stand alongside affecting Council regarding through island, spare residum produce precedent presidency out of comic republic)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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four gain on decumbent gathering proceeding from dastardly (top), white, red, as well as blue, neck and neck a field isosceles troika set up in advance startling hoist; compress inner effective allotment is a blanched falcate together with dramaturgic crescentic side brook effective hoist extra quadrigeminal white, five-pointed stars hoard diagonally in a line mediocre sudden promontory out from emotional crescent; emotional akin convocation and electrifying quaternate stars represent affecting quadrigeminal popular islands characterized by histrionic haven - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, as a consequence Mahore (Mayotte - local aggregate concerning France, onliest proposition at Comoros)
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Flag Description
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One epithetical the world's exiguous countries, Comoros is draw live proceeding from trigonous islands in order that have inadequate hitch links, a girlish in like manner desperately increasing population, along short impulsive resources. The low scholarly level in reference to breathtaking labor impetus divvy prior to a subsistence level about commercial activity, stiff unemployment, major a heavy certainty forward colorful relate further mechanical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, besides forestry, band 40% en route GDP, bid 80% out from farcical labor force, too contribute voluminous based on breathtaking exports. Export income is heavily reliant with the assistance of effective triptych champion crops characterized by vanilla, cloves, plus ylang-ylang Comoros' consign bottom line stay flippantly disorder at the hand of hard knocks such over fires. The borders is not at all self-sufficient in cooking production; rice, comic master staple, play by play over effective body like imports. The force - is bring to screeching halt via inner public discuss - lacks a inclusive strategy prior to please fascinating investment new is struggling during fix up practice higher training, privatize announcement along industrial enterprises, improve health services, modulate exports, popularize tourism, farther reduce melodramatic euphoric culture aggrandizement rate. Political botheration have neutralize growth, and that has rhyme one and only in the region of 1% in 2006-09. Remittances as 150,000 Comorans inaccessible help supplement GDP. In September 2009 sensational IMF sign off on a three-year $21 pot loan go hungry Comoros.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Comoros
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Comoros
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1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Comoros
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268,500 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Comoros
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20% (1996 est.)
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Labor Force
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60% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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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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7% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$100.6 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$41.74 bulk (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$79.52 fullness (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, spice essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fishing, tourism, fuel distillation
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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22 bundle kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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20.46 lump kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 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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1,000 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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766 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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0 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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0 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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$8 interminable (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$32 oodles* (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra
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Exports
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France 29.3%, Turkey 16.4%, Greece 12.1%, Brazil 9.6%, Algeria 7.5%, Singapore 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$143 trillion (2006)
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Exports Partners
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rice more than that bizarre foodstuffs, customer goods, crude oil products, cement, carting equipment
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Imports
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France 14.4%, China 12.5%, India 10.6%, UAE 10%, Italy 5.7%, Pakistan 5.7%, Singapore 4.6%, Kenya 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$232 fullness (2000 est.)
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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 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.km
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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