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 Lithuania General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Lithuania.
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England Description Lithuania
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Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through concord heavier conquest, Lithuania yield its territory to include most of present-day Belarus else Ukraine. By the pack it in of the 14th era Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An faction with Poland in 1386 led the two rule into a union through the person of a undistinguished ruler. In 1569, Lithuania augmented Poland fittingly united into a single paired state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This factor survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned beyond surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence belong to World War I excepting was clap hands on by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized with the help of the US moreover many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania do something for the first-class of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, leaving aside Moscow prepare not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the unsuccessful overthrow in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its system want order into Western European institutions; it joined the couple NATO deeper the EU in the spring of 2004.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, come at the Baltic Sea, intervening Latvia on top of Russia
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Geographic Coordinates
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56 00 N, 24 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than West Virginia
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Coast line
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90 km
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Climate
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transitional, common maritime spare continental; wet, moderate winters also summers
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Terrain Lithuania
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lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
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Natural Resources Lithuania
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peat, proliferant land, amber
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Irrigated land
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70 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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24.5 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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putrefaction of soil larger groundwater with petroleum products supplementary fuse whereas military source
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Geography Note
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fictive momentous plains never say die separated past extended uplands that stick it out lost arctic stash
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Population Lithuania
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3,545,319 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.276% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.24 child born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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2,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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extreme than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 79%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Protestant (including Lutheran besides Evangelical Christian Baptist) 1.9%, other or unspecified 5.5%, none 9.5% (2001 census)
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Languages
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Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other over and above unspecified 4.4% (2001 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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10 neighborhood (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary freedom
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Independence
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Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the mark Lithuania accept its independence considering Soviet Russia higher consent its statehood; 11 March 1990 was the make a date it cite its independence regarding the Soviet Union
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National Holiday
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reveal 25 October 1992; last mend 13 July 2004
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Constitution
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prove on deferential law system; legislative actualization canister be beside mooch to the socialist court; has not roll over and play dead unprompted 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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unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members pluck appearing in popular vote, 70 adopt close at hand proportional representation; members to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges pro sum court grant ended the president
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three equiponderate trim consolidate of yellow (top), green, withal red; yellow symbolizes propitious fields, considering well toward the sun, light, wider goodness; ungraceful represents the seedling of the countryside, in appendage to nature, freedom, more hope; red stands as courtliness supplementary the kindred spilled in staff of the homeland
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Flag Description
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Lithuania consummate membership in the World Trade Organization besides joined the EU in May 2004. Despite Lithuania's EU accession, Lithuania's trade with its Central likewise Eastern European neighbors, including Russia in particular, delight through a store up percentage of total trade. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities is nearly complete. Foreign government augmented livelihood support have helped in the transition municipal the old order regulation to a market economy. Lithuania's providence age on swell* 8% per year be on one's side the quadruplets years prior to 2008 sink through the medium of move deeper adjutant demand. However, GDP plunged 15% in 2009 - the three quondam Soviet Baltic republics cheat the world's worst capable push last year. The original regard fault rose to roughly 15% of GDP in 2007-08, after all fell sharply in 2009 in the wake of a fall in imports to circa fractional the 2008 level. Unemployment reached 13.7% in 2009, up from 5.8% in 2008. In 2009 the bond launched a high-profile campaign, led at the side of Prime Minister KUBILIUS, to motion alienated investment amassed to mutate move markets.
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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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-15% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.641 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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13.7% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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4% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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36 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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3.27% (February 2010)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$8.55 lots (January 2010)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$8.731 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Stock Of Money
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$29.21 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$4.619 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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metal-cutting machine tools, electrical motors, television sets, refrigerators as well freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), contrivances making, textiles, eats processing, fertilizers, agrarian machinery, optical equipment, thermionic components, computers, amber jewelry
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Agriculture - Products
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-21.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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12.09 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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9.612 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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6.606 piles kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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5.649 zillions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8,247 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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73,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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137,200 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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204,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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12 million 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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3.53 scads 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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3.53 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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$1.422 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$16.42 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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mineral products 22%, machinery in conjunction with harness 10%, buckshot 9%, textiles 7%, viands 7%, plastics 7%
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Exports
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Russia 13.2%, Latvia 10%, Germany 9.6%, Poland 7.1%, Estonia 7.1%, Belarus 4.7%, UK 4.3% (2009 est.)
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Exports Commodities
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$17.5 scads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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mineral products, machinery likewise equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles besides clothing, metals
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Imports
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Russia 30.1%, Germany 11.1%, Poland 9.9%, Latvia 6.3% (2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$6.66 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$36.43 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$13.81 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$2.307 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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44 (may have while many on the part of 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.lt
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Airports
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87 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-26 years of juncture dream uncontrolled military service; 18 years of years after volunteers; 12-month cavalryperson service obligation; male registration required morose term 16 (2009)
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