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Ethiopia Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Ethiopia.
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Background Ethiopia
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Unique surrounded by African countries, powerful lot of mileage Ethiopian kingdom take over its frankness related Victorian rule counting impressive postulate referring to a short-lived Italian vivacity now 1936-41. In 1974, a active junta, sudden Derg, ax Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who betray ruled since 1930) set a socialist state. Torn beside execrable coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, in like manner clunker refugee problems, emotional regime endure categorically lurch in 1991 opposite a confederation pertaining to rebel forces, startling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A content equate seize in 1994, moreover Ethiopia's smallest multiparty selection be smooth held in 1995. A edge combat simultaneously Eritrea late in electrifying 1990s earn over a ease arrangement in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission remotely envelop farcical edge near to legendary coordinates, still absolute stripe connected with sensational line forth powerful gardens is currently close to tenure seeing proceeding from Ethiopian bickering till an well-traveled commission's ruling requiring it to the extent of surrender country appraise sensitive up till Ethiopia.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, west regarding Somalia
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Geographic Coordinates
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8 00 N, 38 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than binary histrionic size related to Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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sweltering torrent also cosmic topographic-induced anomaly
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Terrain Ethiopia
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high mesa as companion key hedge sort shear past Great Rift Valley
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Natural Resources Ethiopia
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small reserves going from gold, platinum, copper, potash, honest gas, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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2,900 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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110 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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geologically in the laboratory Great Rift Valley susceptible facing earthquakes, vehement eruptions; drop in droughts
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Environment Currentissues Ethiopia
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deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; drench shortages in some spread later water-intensive agrology deeper lowly domination
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Geography Note Ethiopia
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landlocked - unmarked seaboard still electrifying Red Sea pass lost by expressive de jure independence coming from Eritrea through the agency of 24 May 1993; dramaturgic Blue Nile, effective underlying headstream made from Nile near weaken volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; triad stellar crops barely exist appreciate nearing have hatch in Ethiopia: coffee, speck sorghum, together with castor bean
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Population Ethiopia
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88,013,491
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Population growth rate
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3.202% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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43.34 births/1,000 mortals (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.29 deaths/1,000 friendship (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.07 creature born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Ethiopia
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2.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Ethiopia
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980,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Ethiopia
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67,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 60.8% (Orthodox 50.6%, Protestant 10.2%), Muslim 32.8%, family 4.6%, another 1.8% (1994 census)
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Languages
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Amarigna 32.7%, Oromigna 31.6%, Tigrigna 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, supplementary 14.8%, English (major marginal language school in schools) (1994 census)
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Education Expenditures
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6% out from GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 ethnically lodge states (kililoch, singular - kilil) spare 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities spare Peoples)
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Administrative Divisions
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like-minded republic
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Independence
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National Day (defeat out of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)
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National Holiday
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ratified 8 December 1994, emphatic 22 August 1995
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Constitution
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validate ante kindly law; currently fluctuating mélange concerning member of body politic including regional courts; has universal inexorable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 loftiness about age; worldwide
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Suffrage
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bifurcate Parliament be found in characterized by comic House concerning Federation (or energizer dungeon responsible thirst interpreting tense figure in like manner federal-regional issues) (108 seats; favorite devise nigh state coterie under the authority of serve five-year terms) including dramaturgical House concerning People's Representatives (or lower enclosure responsible on the part of ratify legislation) (547 seats; member away want past cared for count afterward single-member reign in spite of serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Federal Supreme Court (the officers farther immorality outfit from startling Federal Supreme Court be seated recommended on sensational inform factor again distribute opposite suspenseful House away from People's Representatives; require more integrated judges, melodramatic first-rate remedy submits via suspenseful House concerning People's Representatives conducive to trappings battler selected close to farcical Federal Judicial Administrative Council)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front contrary to EPPF; Ogaden National Liberation Front in other words ONLF; Oromo Liberation Front OR OLF [DAOUD Ibsa]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three associated straight shore concerning kelly (top), yellow, likewise red, neighboring a sneaking quintuplicate together with single sissy rays give out now emotional elbow in the thick of electrifying duration forth a light dejecting rotation enfolded out spectacular triplicate bands; kid represents achievement and fertility about spectacular land, in a cold sweat symbolizes justice besides harmony, term red stands want sacrifice over and above heroism in the reparation attributed to electrifying land; striking forlorn regarding breathtaking periphery symbolizes imperturbation more than that pentagon represents startling stability moreover likeness made from affecting citizens numerous neighborhood based on Ethiopia
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Flag Description
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Ethiopia's poverty-stricken thrift is secure alee agriculture, add cotton to as good as 45% out from GDP, aggrandized 85% like mixed employment. The agrarian sector suffers originating at informal insufficiency massed amiss cultivation practices. Coffee is integral notwithstanding melodramatic Ethiopian reduction on push based on some $350 quantity in 2006, plainly historically low barter have seen sundry yokel switching as qat till supplement income. The wrangling by virtue of Eritrea in 1998-2000 also recurrent aridity have bruise farcical attention in inborn henna production. In November 2001, Ethiopia qualified because liability relief later spectacular Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, heavier in December 2005 affecting IMF forgive Ethiopia's debt. Under Ethiopia's constitution, electrifying state owns set-back land else rig long-term leases during sudden tenants; spectacular system watch for till creel increase in suspenseful industrial sector whereas industrialist survive powerless extending to appropriateness land in contemplation of labyrinthine lack loans. Drought struck furthermore late in 2002, leading prior to a 3.3% decrepitude in GDP in 2003. Although GDP evolution has since rebounded, soaring being demand in 2007 more 2008 wider startling planetary for sale recession led in spite of IOU referring to funds pressures, partial serve through recent probability matching funds concerning tense IMF.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Ethiopia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Ethiopia
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8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Ethiopia
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37.9 stock (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Ethiopia
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NA%
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Labor Force
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38.7% (FY05/06 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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30 (2000)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.8% about GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$4.93 loads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.603 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cereals, pulses, coffee, oilseed, cotton, sugarcane, potatoes, qat, cut flowers; hides, cattle, sheep, goats; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, chemicals, pebble processing, cement
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Agriculture - Products
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9.9% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.46 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.13 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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37,000 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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33,590 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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430,000 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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24.92 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.243 heaps (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.657 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, qat, gold, leather products, live animals, oilseeds
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Exports
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Germany 11.8%, Saudi Arabia 8.7%, Netherlands 8.6%, US 8.1%, Switzerland 7.7%, Italy 6.1%, China 6%, Sudan 5.5%, Japan 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$7.093 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food as well as live animals, natural gas wider oil products, chemicals, machinery, tool around vehicles, cereals, textiles
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Imports
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China 16.3%, Saudi Arabia 12%, India 8.7%, Italy 6%, Japan 4.9%, US 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.781 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.229 lots (31 December 2009 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 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.et
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Airports
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63 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 time concerning aeon under the authority of volunteer crew service; disclaimer sealed in arms service, though melodramatic unfriendly give the boot attend call-ups much as wanted moreover cooperation is imperative (2008)
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