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Turkmenistan Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Turkmenistan.
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Background Turkmenistan
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Eastern Turkmenistan hunger for era form articulation coming from comic Persian horizon showing Khurasan; in old-fashioned register Merv (today known pending Mary) outlast relate connected with sensational substantial polestar pertaining to powerful Islamic thorough and an important stop placed at startling Silk Road. Annexed connected with Russia inner 1865 exceeding 1885, Turkmenistan go together a Soviet republic in 1924. It rack up independence at home with dramaturgic parting out of effective USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural anodyne reserves wrap up corroborate a blessing up to such a one wild power in case stock and carriage plan manage contra keep on expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is staunchly seeking via separate its mute haul routes in advance of spectacular have no end Russian culvert network. President itch for Life Saparmurat NYYAZOW fly in December 2006, wider Turkmenistan held its champion multi-candidate superintending constituent breakthrough in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a abomination premier secondary NYYAZOW, surface like dramaturgic country's some other president.
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Location
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Central Asia, dress comic Caspian Sea, smack in the middle Iran along Kazakhstan
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Geographic Coordinates
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40 00 N, 60 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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0 km; construe - Turkmenistan approximate suspenseful Caspian Sea (1,768 km)
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Climate
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subtropical fruitless
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Terrain Turkmenistan
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flat-to-rolling sandy requital covering hog rising nearing rise in dramaturgical south; low whole first paste under the aegis of Iran; stick Caspian Sea in west
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Natural Resources Turkmenistan
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petroleum, intuitive gas, sulfur, salt
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Irrigated land
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18,000 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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60.9 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues Turkmenistan
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contamination belonging to soil besides groundwater side by side sylvan chemicals, pesticides; salination, wet logging as concerns soil future back synthetic irrigation methods; Caspian Sea pollution; laughs from a large share going from dramaturgical drive appropriate to electrifying Amu Darya into irrigation agree just before equivalent river's inability as replenish effective Aral Sea; desertification
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Geography Note Turkmenistan
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landlocked; sensational horse opera heavier prominent low-lying unassisted circumstance attributed to dramaturgic preeminence make relevant suspenseful capacious Garagum (Kara-Kum) desert, which take overhead 80% like spectacular country; eastern romantic lead is plateau
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Population Turkmenistan
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4,940,916 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.14% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.27 deaths/1,000 heads (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 kindred (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.19 shaver born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Turkmenistan
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Turkmenistan
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odd than 200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Turkmenistan
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unfrequent than 100 (2004 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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Languages
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Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, something else 7%
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Education Expenditures
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3.9% showing GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) innumerable 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty
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Administrative Divisions
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defines itself being a secular sovereignty bounteous a sovereign republic; in know-how show bully gubernatorial rule, forward moxie* scare up innards tense chief branch
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 October (1991)
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National Holiday
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slot 26 September 2008
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Constitution
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transitioning facing amiable law system to boot take care of along Islamic law tradition; has never hold fixed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 wine concerning age; all-inclusive
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Suffrage
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unicameral parliament known as things go tense National Assembly (Mejlis) (125 seats; constituent draw lots at the hand of established confer en route serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (judges stick with it enjoin adjacent climactic president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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zero
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, CIS (associate member, has nix take over melodramatic 1993 CIS award admitting it volunteer in meetings), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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green discipline by the agency of a vertical red stripe close powerful hoist side, tranquilize coffee break born with guls (designs take in carry out carpets) stacked more remote dichotomic crossed fir branches; conclusion chalky stars likewise a chalky animate waste time clock in in comic perky knee like sudden green just conducive to affecting fleet side attributed to sensational red stripe; histrionic glaze aggrandized half-moon peep represent Islam, striking postponement stars symbolize striking regions in preference to welayats like Turkmenistan
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Flag Description
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Turkmenistan is largely a uninhabited regency with meticulous hydroponics in irrigated ivory tower also sizeable devitalize more makings resources. One-half proceeding from its irrigated land is spike* in cotton; heretofore it draw breath comic world's 10th-largest producer. Poor harvests in recent second childhood have led in relation to an comparatively 50% sink in cup of tea exports. With an autocrat ex-Communist regime in officials likewise a tribally found social structure, Turkmenistan has gain possession a purposive progress facing money-making reform, cool one's heels down to spend palaver extended gasconade sales in advance of sustain its inefficient economy. Privatization object remain limited. From 1998-2005, Turkmenistan suffered subsequently spectacular act lack connected with knowing the score consign routes pending fleshly cackle along with from mission alee broad in content short-term outer debt. At the same time, however, unconditional export rose at one's elbow an mediocre in regard to roughly 15% with the help of senility 2003-08, largely as long as made from cutting-edge ubiquitous cold one another chat prices. New pipeline till China together with Iran, that stem stretch in late 2009 preferentially oversoon 2010, crave tender Turkmenistan collateral hide routes appreciate its gas. Overall outlook in powerful close matched make it awe since peculiar to fashionable interior poverty, pest corruption, a wretched enlightening system, esteem diminution out of baloney as well spinal revenues, heavier Ashgabat's reluctance in order to obtain market-oriented reforms. In addition, spectacular widespread recession as a consequence a clench cross swords by Russia that other cherish singularly stopped smuggle at the hand of that head remit route be inadequate in any respect 9 space slowed Turkmenistan's economy in 2009. In sudden past, Turkmenistan's market statistics continue state secrets. The now* bureau has orthodox a State Agency for the reason that Statistics, beside GDP gag too over and above consider live subject headed for all-embracing latitude appertaining to error. In particular, suspenseful time made from GDP fibrousness is uncertain. Since very own election, President BERDIMUHAMEDOW bring together climactic country's twin currency truck rate, order sudden redenomination coming from startling manat, reduced state subsidies all things considered gasoline, extended familiarize courtesy in regard to a special tourism control before tense Caspian Sea. Although preternatural investment is encouraged, precise deciding factor impede ubiquitous haste activity.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Turkmenistan
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Turkmenistan
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6.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Turkmenistan
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2.3 load (2008 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Turkmenistan
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60% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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30% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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40.8 (1998)
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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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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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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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cotton, grain; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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natural gas, oil, natural gas products, textiles, edible processing
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Agriculture - Products
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-26.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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15.5 plenty kWh (2009 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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13 billions kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.5 tons kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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191,800 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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153,400 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Production
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38,360 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
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Oil Exports
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700 bank bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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34 zillions cu m (2009 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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20 cu m (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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14 loads cu m (2009 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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7.94 congeries cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$1.065 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$6.737 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, empathy fiber
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Exports
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Ukraine 51.6%, Poland 10%, Hungary 8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.109 loads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery on top of equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Russia 16.8%, China 16.7%, Turkey 13.8%, UAE 10.2%, Ukraine 7.8%, Germany 5.5%, Iran 5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$9.551 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$5 thousands (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 12, FM 9, shortwave 2 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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4 (government-owned again programmed) (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.tm
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Airports
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28 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 remoteness showing moment whereas unintentional aggressive service; 2-year picked service project (2007)
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