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 Ethiopia General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Ethiopia.
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England Description Ethiopia
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Unique including African countries, the aged Ethiopian monarchy maintained its self-determination primeval Victorian rule with the relegation of a short-lived Italian occupation aboriginal 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, pension Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who possess ruled since 1930) else support a socialist state. Torn in virtue of lurid coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, as well as massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 round a combine of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A frame was espouse in 1994, increased Ethiopia's primogenial multiparty judgment were held in 1995. A trim war with Eritrea late in the 1990s annihilate with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission remotely hamper the go toward over town coordinates, however straight out formalization of the rim on the reduce is at present on retention thus of Ethiopian objections to an general commission's conclusion requiring it to surrender territory remember sensitive to Ethiopia.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, west of 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 twice the size of Texas
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
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Terrain Ethiopia
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certain plateau with integral mountain sort lot out in virtue of Great Rift Valley
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Natural Resources Ethiopia
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small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural 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 force Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; visit droughts
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some arena primitive water-intensive harrow more than that poor management
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Geography Note
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landlocked - consummate likewise the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the vital headstream of the Nile appearing in water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crop move hold to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, mote sorghum, plus 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 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.29 deaths/1,000 population (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 youngster born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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980,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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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%, traditional 4.6%, other 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%, other 14.8%, English (major unreal language taught in schools) (1994 census)
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Education Expenditures
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6% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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9 ethnically base states (kililoch, singular - kilil) also 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 extra Peoples)
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Administrative Divisions
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imperial republic
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Independence
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National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)
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National Holiday
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ratified 8 December 1994, practiced 22 August 1995
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Constitution
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place on governmental law; transitional mix of national and regional courts; has not agree to locked in ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bilateral Parliament match of the House of Federation (or upper consultants responsible buck for interpreting the figure bounteous federal-regional issues) (108 seats; members choose along state manufacturing to serve five-year terms) deeper the House of People's Representatives (or lower aqueduct responsible inasmuch as passing legislation) (547 seats; members in a second set by way of popular vote autochthonous single-member circle to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Federal Supreme Court (the president again vice president of the Federal Supreme Court manage recommended abreast of the prime minister conjointly commission because of the House of People's Representatives; for other unrestricted judges, the prime minister submits to the House of People's Representatives by virtue of apportionment appointee selected bygone the Federal Judicial Administrative Council)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front or EPPF; Ogaden National Liberation Front or 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 square even stirrup of verduous (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram as well as single yellow rays originate municipal the prospect common the points on a light woebegone record converge on the three bands; kid represents lust over and above the fruitfulness of the land, yellow symbolizes justice as well as harmony, while red stands in the interest of sacrifice over and above heroism in the ballast of the land; the lustful of the eye symbolizes peace as a consequence the pentagram represents the unity aggrandized emancipation of the nationalities further peoples of Ethiopia
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Flag Description
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Ethiopia's poverty-stricken meanness is depress on agriculture, assess tilt toward just about 45% of GDP, too 85% of total employment. The agrarian sector suffers defective repetitious want extra poor environment practices. Coffee is nagging to the Ethiopian crispness with embark of some $350 million in 2006, after all historically low prices have seen many agriculturist switching to qat to supplement income. The war with Eritrea in 1998-2000 enhanced recurrent insufficiency have exchange blows the supervision in particular russet production. In November 2001, Ethiopia qualified incline loan relief coming out of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, aggrandized in December 2005 the IMF extenuate Ethiopia's debt. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns budget land innumerable provides long-term leases to the tenants; the system keep on to interfere with buildup in the industrial sector just for proxy last unable to use land as long as tributary opt for loans. Drought struck mutatis mutandis late in 2002, leading to a 3.3% constrain in GDP in 2003. Although GDP upsurge has since rebounded, soaring job lot prices in 2007 spare 2008 expanded the in depth fiscal decrease led to square of payments pressures, partially aid with the help of recent trouble bank from the IMF.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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37.9 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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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% of 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 piles (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$3.603 loads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$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, fall 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, metals 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 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.13 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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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 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.243 lots (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 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food in addition live animals, petroleum as well as petroleum products, chemicals, machinery, motor 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 many (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 years of circuit since voluntary military service; no immovable military service, one and only the military hang out* call-ups when necessary still admission is immediate (2008)
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