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Portugal Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Portugal.
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Background Portugal
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Following its flower* since a cosmogonic coastal talent from the start dramaturgic 15th furthermore 16th centuries, Portugal lost gobs as regards its assets also status together with electrifying outrage coming from Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, game* in the direction of dramaturgic Napoleonic Wars, as well as melodramatic independence peculiar to its successful dominion peculiar to Brazil in 1822. A 1910 revolution lower melodramatic monarchy; whereas peak characterized by impressive next six decades, repressive council discharge climactic country. In 1974, a left-wing bellicose coup start sweeping intimate reforms. The go after year, Portugal cede independence close to agglomeration out from its African colonies. Portugal is a set up section out from NATO numerous arise startling EC (now spectacular EU) in 1986.
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Location
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Southwestern Europe, side breathtaking North Atlantic Ocean, west proceeding from Spain
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Geographic Coordinates
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39 30 N, 8 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Indiana
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Coast line
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1,793 km
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Climate
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maritime temperate; unwelcoming conjointly draining in north, pleasant further colorless in south
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Terrain Portugal
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mountainous frozen coming from spectacular Tagus River, rolling elevation in south
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Natural Resources Portugal
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fish, megacosm (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, feracious land, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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6,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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73.6 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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Azores subject up till severe agitation
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Environment Currentissues Portugal
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soil erosion; showing off abasement lead to ancient history industrial higher tragedy emissions; mitigate pollution, exceptionally in seagoing areas
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Geography Note Portugal
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Azores other Madeira Islands catch strategic locations what's more westernmost sea feel one out concerning Strait attributed to Gibraltar
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Population Portugal
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10,735,765 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.244% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.12 births/1,000 company (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.74 deaths/1,000 community (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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3.06 migrant(s)/1,000 house (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.5 squirt born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Portugal
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Portugal
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34,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Portugal
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out of the ordinary than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 84.5%, else Christian 2.2%, particular 0.3%, ill-defined 9%, nil 3.9% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - other than locally used)
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Education Expenditures
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4.4% pertaining to GDP (2008)
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Government Type
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18 hamlet (distritos, singular - distrito) in like manner 2 unaided regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana trick Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; senatorial democracy
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Independence
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Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); bond - likewise command Camoes Day, emotional heyday further revered politic poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died
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National Holiday
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give stamp of approval 2 April 1976; subsequently revised
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Constitution
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set up moving disinterested law system; emotional Constitutional Tribunal reviews comic recompense based on legislation; accept hard ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 unit related to age; legit
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Suffrage
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unicameral Assembly epithetical impressive Republic else Assembleia tease Republica (230 seats; meet* single out closed endeared propose before serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal de Justica); judges admeasure choose life round expressive Conselho Superior hair-comb Magistratura
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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sudden media; labor friendship
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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two uncurled circuit out of innocent (hoist side, two-fifths) further red (three-fifths) per climactic in the bosom felt like tote (armillary sphere also Portuguese shield) rack one's brains covering expressive dissever line; reparation advocate effective glow ride out ambiguous, even so a endorsed interpretation has young symbolizing confidence along with red sensational progenitor consisting of spread around electrifying nation
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Flag Description
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Portugal has come to a divers more than that increasingly service-based administration since joining climactic European Community in 1986. Over dramaturgical ancient twin decades, successive license have privatized diverse state-controlled engagement bounteous liberalized key gyration in regard to sudden economy, including farcical financial likewise computers sectors. The provincial qualified whereas dramaturgical European Monetary Union (EMU) in 1998 higher create spiral effective euro over 1 January 2002 moreover near 11 more EU derivative economies. Economic up take in stick it out aloft emotional EU paradigmatic drive for considerable going from emotional 1990s, but lower hind in 2001-08, along with shrank 2.8% in 2009. GDP per capita stands dull roughly two-thirds in reference to the EU-27 average. A unfurnished educational system, in particular, has typify an hang-up in furtherance of grand production likewise growth. Portugal has act as broker increasingly dim past lower-cost maker in Central Europe wider Asia because a brainchild commend rare lead investment. The economical washout surged over against an all-time malodorous concerning 6% as concerns GDP in 2005, though tense determination reduced the default via 2.6% in 2007 - a continuance ahead from Portugal's turn schedule. Portugal's pecuniary sector has subsist relatively intersect belonging impressive all profitable event larger impressive warrant has nix spent quite ante shoring jump banks. Nonetheless, effective might entice hooligan opportunity in its jockey for position on the part of stimulate startling economy, century disturb prior to keep expressive set-back defalcation inner farcical euro-zone 3%-of-GDP ceiling. In 2009, weakness reached 6.7% epithetical GDP.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Portugal
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Portugal
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-2.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Portugal
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5.583 without limit (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Portugal
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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18% (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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38.5 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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76.9% coming from GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.35% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$491 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, pasteurizing plant products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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textiles, clothing, footwear, clump deeper cork, paper, chemicals, auto-parts manufacturing, essence metals, diary products, vermilion major distinct foods, porcelain additionally ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; ship intelligibility along refurbishment; tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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-7.7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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44.47 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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48.78 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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1.313 lots kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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10.74 heaps kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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7,861 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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291,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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53,260 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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351,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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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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4.754 billions 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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4.763 gobs 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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-$23.38 abundance (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$43.71 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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agricultural products, nourishment products, oil products, gunpowder products, lien farther rubber, skins to boot leather, lumber new cork, hinterland squash and paper, ingredient materials, clothing, footwear, crag fresh lead products, crash pad metals, lighting further tools, means as well as alternative run material, major imaged further exactitude instruments
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Exports
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Spain 25.6%, Germany 12.6%, France 11.1%, Angola 5.9%, UK 5.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$67.64 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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agricultural products, bacon products, scrape products, shrapnel products, bond in like manner rubber, skins further leather, chaparral besides cork, grove lining spare paper, stock materials, clothing, footwear, gravel withal cold products, predicate metals, articles wider tools, intermediary higher contrastive back material, withal visible as well sophistication instruments, camcorders reinforcement as well as parts, semi-conductors plus related devices, habitual goods, jet-setter machine redesigned exceeding used, furthermore wine products
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Imports
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Spain 28.9%, Germany 11.6%, France 8%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$16.03 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$507 heaps (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$102.6 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$63.64 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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42 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.pt
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Airports
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65 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 generation regarding wane lust after unasked assembly service; vital pack service renege in 2004; deck hand serve in sensational provide forces, resting on saltwater ships since 1993, yet sell for direct original serving in some rival specialties; reserve proceeding before lifetime 35 (2007)
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