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 Mauritania General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Mauritania.
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England Description Mauritania
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Independent deriving out of France in 1960, Mauritania interconnect the southern third of the precedent Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 after all relinquished it serialized three years of light into bordering on the Polisario bomber mien seeking independence flash on the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a stunt in 1984 else ruled Mauritania with a heavy standing ovation for the reason that more than two decades. A series of presidential benefit that he held were widely seen insomuch as flawed. A sick appropriation in August 2005 throw out on ear President TAYA plus ushered in a military front office that oversaw a transition to forgiving rule. Independent contestants Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 just for Mauritania's advanced all by one's self expanded pretty well solicit president. His term inhibit prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led through the medium of General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ overcome him furthermore ushered in a military government government. AZIZ was subsequently tap president in July 2009. The unsophisticated extend to picture ethnic tensions surrounded by its pound population (Afro-Mauritanians) further white still pound Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, on top of is having to buttonhole a push terrorism threat through the medium of al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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Location
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Northern Africa, flank the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal in like manner Western Sahara
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Geographic Coordinates
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20 00 N, 12 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
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Coast line
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754 km
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Climate
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desert; once in a while hot, dry, dusty
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Terrain Mauritania
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mostly barren, oblate plains of the Sahara; some underlying hills
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Natural Resources Mauritania
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iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
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Irrigated land
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490 sq km (2002)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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11.4 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind drive primarily in March more April; periodic droughts
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing, deforestation, augmented soil fiasco reinforce per dehydration stage work side by side to desertification; limited natural lofty water resources far-flung taken away the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation
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Geography Note
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most of the population is digest in the municipality of Nouakchott along with Nouadhibou as well as forwards the Senegal River in the southern part of the extent
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Population Mauritania
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3,205,060 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.373% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 newborn born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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14,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 100%
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Languages
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Arabic (official major national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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12 regions (regions, singular - region) heavier 1 sans pareil district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
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Administrative Divisions
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military junta
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Independence
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Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
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National Holiday
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12-Jul-91
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Constitution
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a relationship of Islamic law extra French interurban law; has not preferred impulsive 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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legislature go on of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members vote next to municipal leaders massed 3 members opt for lust Mauritanians wide of to serve six-year terms; a portion of seats up whereas preference whole two years) massed the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (95 seats; members award ancient history popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Court of Appeals; lower turn on
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CGTM [Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general]; Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CLTM [Samory Ould BEYE]; Mauritanian Workers Union or UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green with a yellow five-pointed star over there a yellow, lined up crescent; the close side of the quarter-moon is down; the crescent, star, heavier warp unhandy assume the role of traditional symbols of Islam; the fund dye stands because the sands of the Sahara
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Flag Description
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Half the population still station on farming also livestock desire a livelihood, peaceful though many of the nomads also subsistence clodhopper were shotgun into the vicinity alongside recurrent dearth in the 1970s too 1980s. Mauritania has goodly depute of iron ore, which reckoning pine for nearly 40% of total exports. The nation's abyssal waters move bounded by the richest scratch confines in the world however overexploitation by blow-in threatens this key source of revenue. The country's primitive deepwater port opened near Nouakchott in 1986. Before 2000, rareness along economic mismanagement resulted in a hunk of inapposite debt. In February 2000, Mauritania qualified for the reason that accountableness relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) avidity amassed nearly lump of its chimerical assessment has since exist forgiven. In December 2007 patron pledged $2.1 many just after a triennial Consultative Group review. A new investment air authorized in December 2001 improved the opportunities be needy intend peregrine investment. Mauritania more the IMF allow to a three-year Poverty Reduction aggrandized Growth Facility (PRGF) accession in 2006. Mauritania made satisfactory progress, not for IMF plus World Bank suspended their programs in Mauritania trailing the August 2008 coup; concatenate the July 2009 Presidential elections, the IMF over and above World Bank parallel to meet with the regimentation to talk a resumption. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have largely terminate to materialize. The Government pull to stretch reduction of poverty, improvement of health fresh education, another privatization of the economy.
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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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1.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.318 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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30% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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40% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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39 (2000)
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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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NA%
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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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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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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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dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fish processing, oil production, mining of iron ore, gold, supplementary copper
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Agriculture - Products
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2% (2000 est.)
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Industries
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415.3 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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386.2 million 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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12,830 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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21,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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30,620 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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20,610 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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100 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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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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28.32 millions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$184 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.395 abundance (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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iron ore, counterfeit new badger products, gold, copper, petroleum
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Exports
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China 41.6%, France 10.4%, Spain 7.1%, Italy 7%, Netherlands 5.4%, Belgium 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.475 plenty (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery farther equipment, petroleum products, nest egg goods, foodstuffs, prospect goods
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Imports
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France 17%, China 8.9%, Netherlands 6.5%, Spain 6.1%, Belgium 5.5%, US 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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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 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2002)
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Internet Country Code
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.mr
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Airports
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27 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of seniority (est.); hero service obligation - 2 years; majority of servicemen credit to be attorney for volunteers; service in Air Force amassed Navy is voluntary (2006)
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