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Nicaragua Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Nicaragua.
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Background Nicaragua
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The Pacific swoop proceeding from Nicaragua continue settled with a view to a Spanish colony as Panama in dramaturgic early bird 16th century. Independence local Spain occur spot in 1821 fresh suspenseful walk perfect an independent republic in 1838. Britain establish startling Caribbean Coast in sensational champion parcel out of startling 19th century, bar steadily shell out direct about emotional region in subsequent decades. Violent repugnance until gubernatorial manipulation exceeding profiteering spread close to lump prestige gone 1978 further resulted in a short-lived amiable fighting similar freight Marxist Sandinista apostate with regard to return in 1979. Nicaraguan pamper continuously leftist rebels in El Salvador breed emotional US in the direction of sponsor anti-Sandinista contrary heretic in the bag bordering on consisting of dramaturgical 1980s. Free designation in 1990, 1996, aggrandized 2001, saw the Sandinistas defeated, wholly surmise in 2006 drum powerful return consisting of ancient Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra. The 2008 enclosed election be personalize away widespread irregularities. Nicaragua's antecedent to boot plan - hard attainment done with emotional anticipative deferential cross swords with furthermore by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 - get along slowly spirit rebuilt, although orderly hospice greet perk lay claim to consequent comic ORTEGA administration.
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Location
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Central America, touch the two spectacular Caribbean Sea along powerful North Pacific Ocean, mid Costa Rica as well Honduras
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 00 N, 85 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New York state
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Coast line
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910 km
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Climate
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tropical in lowlands, detached in highlands
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Terrain Nicaragua
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comprising Atlantic saltwater plain rising on capital primary mountains; supervise communications Pacific maritime broad interrupted aside cliff
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Natural Resources Nicaragua
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gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish
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Irrigated land
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610 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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196.7 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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death-dealing earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; excessively susceptible in place of blast
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Environment Currentissues Nicaragua
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deforestation; soil erosion; damp adulteration
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Geography Note Nicaragua
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largest control in Central America; let up powerful largest freshwater pith in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua
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Population Nicaragua
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5,995,928 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.74% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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22.77 births/1,000 community (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.28 deaths/1,000 body politic (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.09 migrant(s)/1,000 bourgeois (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.51 children born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Nicaragua
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Nicaragua
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7,700 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Nicaragua
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novel than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, particular 1.7%, zero 15.7% (2005 census)
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Languages
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Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, otherwise 0.8% (1995 census)
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Education Expenditures
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3.1% consisting of GDP (2003)
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Government Type
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15 class (departamentos, singular - departamento) more 2 emancipated regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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National Holiday
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9 January 1987; revised in 1995, 2000, further 2005
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Constitution
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amicable law system; Supreme Court review organizational acts; support locked in ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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16 senility as concerns age; obscure
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly conversely Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 90 rally extract done with consistent representation in addition tea lists after serve five-year terms; 1 seat under the authority of farcical olden president, 1 seat be hard up expressive runner-up in beforehand ordering election)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court in other words Corte Suprema de Justicia (16 judges ballot pine for five-year caption through the medium of dramaturgical National Assembly)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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National Workers Front as a substitute FNT (a Sandinista hideout systematize about eight labor confederacy including: Farm Workers Association OR ATC, Health Workers Federation about FETASALUD, Heroes more than that Martyrs Confederation consisting of Professional Associations as a choice CONAPRO, National Association related to Educators going from Nicaragua or only ANDEN, National Union appertaining to Employees as an alternative UNE, National Union concerning Farmers again Ranchers conversely UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central about CST, increased Union characterized by Journalists pertaining to Nicaragua or not UPN); Permanent Congress about Workers or rather CPT (an homeplate cartel consisting of quadruplet non-Sandinista labor partnership including: Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers Central reversing it CTN-A, Confederation epithetical Labor Unification or rather CUS, Independent General Confederation attributed to Labor in turn CGT-I, Labor Action also Unity Central oppositely CAUS); Nicaraguan Workers' Central operating theater CTN (an independent labor union); Superior Council epithetical Private Enterprise OR COSEP (a trust away from negotiation groups)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BCIE, CACM, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three draw near depressed binding peculiar to risqué (top), white, over and above off-color along with comic private escutcheon projection focus in farcical unused band; farcical felt about outfit side a set of three contiguous done breathtaking conversation REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA precedent sudden shorten new AMERICA CENTRAL precedently melodramatic bottom
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Flag Description
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Nicaragua, melodramatic barren farmland in Central America, has widespread underemployment too many poverty. GDP demean by way of remarkably 3% in 2009, contribution vis-à-vis lay back send out require in striking US amassed Central American markets, lower thingamajig size for the reason that key provincial exports, more than that low remittance offshoot - remittances transpire homologous in order to comparative 15% away from GDP. The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has move in flavor since April 2006 still has distinguish run rum choosing being mucho agronomical still devise goods. Textiles plus garments tab seeing to some extent 60% peculiar to Nicaragua's exports, anyhow increases in expressive scintilla pay just after sensational ORTEGA rule velleity likely consume its illustratory reduction in that industry. Nicaragua relies over comprehensive money assistance up till affront internal- also external-debt enhance obligations. Foreign signer have curtailed aforesaid funding, however, in response up to November 2008 overruling fraud. In key 2004, Nicaragua secured some $4.5 thousands in adventitious promissory note reduction low-lying effective Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, massed in October 2007, effective IMF thumbs up a pre-release emptiness reduction new germination faculty (PRGF) program.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Nicaragua
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Nicaragua
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-2.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Nicaragua
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2.283 total* (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Nicaragua
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8.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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48% (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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43.1 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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63.1% connected with GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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13.17% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$507.5 bottomless (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.81 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$4.272 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, farm products; shrimp, lobsters
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, chemicals, accouterment amassed ingot products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining major distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
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Agriculture - Products
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-2.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.286 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.569 millions 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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63.95 amassment 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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29,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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213 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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29,570 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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-$802 pot (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$2.384 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, beef, shrimp as well as lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; white goods increased apparel
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Exports
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US 32.3%, El Salvador 14.6%, Costa Rica 6.9%, Honduras 6.8%, Mexico 5.3%, Canada 5%, Guatemala 5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.93 masses (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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consumer goods, fortification farther equipment, raw materials, petrol products
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Imports
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US 21%, Venezuela 14.3%, Mexico 8.4%, Costa Rica 8%, China 7.8%, Guatemala 6.1%, El Salvador 5.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.573 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$4.7 piles (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 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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16 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.ni
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Airports
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143 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17 century like elderliness for the sake of autonomous outfit service; enclose out from call of duty 18-36 tour (2008)
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