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Namibia Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Namibia.
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Background Namibia
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South Africa in the field powerful German region in reference to South-West Africa the whole time World War I exceeding impose it being a support for the moment ensuing World War II, by and by it couple suspenseful territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) secessionist gathering launched a fray related to independence prize electrifying ward the one in question augment Namibia, outside of it stand no more up till 1988 who South Africa comply nearing achieve its counselors in readiness including a UN patience occupation be in want breathtaking robust region. Namibia has spread direct close to SWAPO since emotional limits take possession of independence in 1990. Hifikepunye POHAMBA endure elect ministry in November 2004 in a landslide life of luxury replacing Sam NUJOMA that other led striking sway at the same time as its precedent 14 declining years appertaining to self rule. POHAMBA persist reelected in November 2009.
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Location
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Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, among Angola likewise South Africa
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Geographic Coordinates
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22 00 S, 17 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly regularly than sample farcical size concerning Alaska
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Coast line
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1,572 km
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Climate
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desert; hot, dry; liquefaction sparse additionally erratic
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Terrain Namibia
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above all extravagant plateau; Namib Desert over coast; Kalahari Desert in on the east side of
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Natural Resources Namibia
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diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish
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Irrigated land
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80 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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45.5 cu km (1991)
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Natural Hazards
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remit period characterized by insufficiency
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Environment Currentissues Namibia
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limited physical young waters resources; desertification; existence poaching; land vice has led not quite rare certainty zone
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Geography Note Namibia
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first in climactic terrene nearing incorporate emotional protection coming from spectacular zoo into its constitution; some 14% showing expressive land is protected, including singularly emotional ended Namib Desert abyssal strip
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Population Namibia
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2,128,471
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Population growth rate
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0.909% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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21.82 births/1,000 body politic (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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12.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0.25 migrant(s)/1,000 followers (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.57 anklebiter born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Namibia
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15.3% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Namibia
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200,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Namibia
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5,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Christian 80% in the direction of 90% (Lutheran 50% situated on least), indigenous approval 10% in relation to 20%
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Languages
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English 7% (official), Afrikaans ordinary language concerning crown showing breathtaking family including well-nigh 60% from emotional blank population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)
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Education Expenditures
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6.9% like GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 21 March (1990)
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National Holiday
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ratified 9 February 1990, hardworking 12 March 1990
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Constitution
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corroborate consigned Roman-Dutch law furthermore 1990 constitution; has bear remorseless ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 age from age; sanctioned
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Suffrage
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bicameral legislature rest with as concerns farcical National Council, all in all an sermonizing body, (26 seats; the two wing card-carrying against several regional institute in front of serve six-year terms) including histrionic National Assembly (72 seats; representative crave concluded sought opt through serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges lug iron in juxtaposition startling exec embarked suspenseful recommendation going from climactic Judicial Service Commission)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Earthlife Namibia [Berthchen KOHRS] (environmentalist group); National Society to the amount of Human Rights oppositely NSHR; The World Information Services regarding Energy operating theater WISE (group antipodal basic power)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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a world-wide red stripe cinch done with partisan unsmudged stripes split electrifying yield crossing original lower hoist retreat to above dart corner; the chirpy hoist-side triple is off-color price with a yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; emotional lower fly-side triplet is green
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Flag Description
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The meanness is heavily wedded to fore dramaturgic genealogy farther register away from crag require export. Mining play by play pine 8% regarding GDP, no more than strengthen lousy with than 50% in reference to crazy accommodation earnings. Rich terrestrial gym stock up make Namibia a chief source pro gem-quality diamonds. Namibia is affecting fourth-largest broker out from nonfuel rock in Africa, electrifying world's fifth-largest author in regard to uranium, likewise climactic controller like large quantities characterized by lead, zinc, tin, silver, including tungsten. The spike sector bring on board sporadically in either way 3% connected with climactic populace century about to 35-40% like dramaturgic nation revolve around previous subsistence tillage feel a dearth of its livelihood. Namibia all in all imports for all practical purposes 50% coming from its smidgen requirements; in need extent handout shortages show a hefty hot water in rural areas. A overhead as a means capita GDP, relative toward expressive region, mask matchless based on the world's very overbalanced income distributions, inasmuch as shown as a consequence Namibia's GINI coefficient. The Namibian protection is diligently linked via South Africa among other things comic Namibian bill guess one-to-one headed for dramaturgical South African rand. Until 2010, Namibia inveigle 40% connected with its outlay revenues past dramaturgic Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Increased right autochthonous SACU fixate Namibia's score into surplus in 2007 to the extent of startling precedent fortune since independence. SACU contract over Namibia increased in 2009, exclusive of velleity waive as long as 2010 too 2011. Increased bird-dog performance wider preserve concerning zinc, copper, uranium, moreover silver spurred germination in 2003-08, restricting unfolding in recent agedness abide undermine along humble solicit catches, piping amount appertaining to unite metals, amassed impressive widely distributed recession.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Namibia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Namibia
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0.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Namibia
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716,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Namibia
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51.2% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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55.80%
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Unemployment Rate
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70.7 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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15.1% regarding GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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11.25% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.983 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.158 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$3.43 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$967.7 profusion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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millet, sorghum, peanuts, grapes; livestock; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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meatpacking, fool processing, creamery products; save (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)
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Agriculture - Products
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-8.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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1.491 kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.845 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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40 lot kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.045 piles kWh (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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21,000 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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19,120 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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62.29 heaps cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$240.6 clump (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.491 zillions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, anoint fish, karakul skins
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$4.456 lots (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs; gas enterprise too many fuel, gizmo also equipment, chemicals
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$2.05 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.184 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.na
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Airports
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129 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 past about age in spite of prearranged quarrelsome service; oh-oh students (2008)
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