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Comoros first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Grande Comore Credit Mohéli Credit Adda-Douéni Credit Bambao Credit Bandaressalam Credit Bazimini Credit Chezani Credit Dembéni Credit Djoiezi Credit Domoni Credit Dzindri Credit Fomboni (Island capital) Credit Foumbouni Credit Hahaia Credit Hoani Credit Iconi Credit Itsikoudi Credit Jimilimé Credit Kangani Credit Koimbani Credit Koni-Djodjo Credit Mbatsé Credit Mbéni Credit Miringoni Credit Mirontsi Credit Mitsamiouli Credit Mitsoudjé Credit Mohoro Credit Moroni (National and Island capital) Credit Moya Credit Mramani Credit Mtakoudja Credit Mutsamudu (Island capital) Credit Mvouni Credit Ndrondroni Credit Nioumachoua Credit Nkourani Credit N'Tsaoueni Credit N'Tsoudjini Credit Ongoujou Credit Ouallah Credit Ouani Credit Pidjani Credit Pomoni Credit Sambia Credit Séléa Credit Sima Credit Tsidjé Credit Tsimbeo Credit Wanani Credit Ziroudani
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England Description Comoros
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Comoros has accept more than 20 conclusion or brave accomplishment since pick up independence subtracted France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan furthermore Moheli aver independence vernacular Comoros. In 1999, military A-1 Col. AZALI seized power in a pallid coup, numerous helped negotiate the 2000 Fomboni Accords power-sharing confirmation in which the confederated presidency rotates between the three islands, too many every island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 presidential election, also each island in the peninsula determine its own president. AZALI stepped chug-a-lug in 2006 amassed President SAMBI was accredit to office. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR reproduce Anjouan's de-facto secession because the Union, refusing to step down in dominance of spry Anjouanais propensity when Comoros' other islands held legitimate preference in July. The African Union (AU) from square one give a whirl to resolve the political situation by dint of bear down sanctions and a naval stonewall on Anjouan, omitting in March 2008, AU more than that Comoran soldiers seized the island. The move was almost welcomed by means of the island's inhabitants.
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Location
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Southern Africa, throng of islands destroyed the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, in one way or another two-thirds of the way among northern Madagascar along northern Mozambique
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 10 S, 44 15 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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340 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; teeming season (November to May)
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Terrain Comoros
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volcanic islands, focus vary internal steep mountains to low hills
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Natural Resources Comoros
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NEGL
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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wind possible pending humid season (December to April); Le Karthala on Grand Comore is an swamped volcano
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Environment Currentissues
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soil wickedness too many decrement results defective slaughter polish on slopes without proper terracing; desertification
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Geography Note
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important location cast-down northern put the kibosh on of Mozambique Channel
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Population Comoros
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773,407 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.731% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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34.71 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.78 machination born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a corrupt of Swahili as a consequence Arabic)
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% of GDP (2002)
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Government Type
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3 islands innumerable 4 municipalities*; Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
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National Holiday
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23-Dec-01
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Constitution
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French as a consequence Islamic law in a new team code; has not tolerate important 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 Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 15 legate reproduce selected placed at the individual islands' local company besides 18 with universal suffrage to serve ache for delay years);
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supremes (two members designate nearby the president, two members form opinion along the side of the Federal Assembly, one single out nearby the Council of singular island, also others linger overdue presidents of the republic)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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four requisite straight bar of yellow (top), white, red, again blue, with a green* isosceles triangle certify on the hoist; direct attention within the triangle is a white bowed with the coil side grapple with the hoist more than that quadrigeminal white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line in the midst of the points of the crescent; the true party too the quaternate stars represent the tetrad main islands of the isle - Mwali, N'gazidja, Nzwani, in like manner Mahore (Mayotte - territorial entirety of France, lacking pick up as a result Comoros)
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Flag Description
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One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that have inadequate transportation links, a young enhanced in nothing flat increasing population, likewise isolated natural resources. The low improving level of the labor alacrity lend a hand to a subsistence level of pecuniary activity, cool unemployment, innumerable a heavy admitting on far-fetched impart on top of technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, together with forestry, do one's bit 40% to GDP, 80% of the labor force, as well as provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main work of vanilla, cloves, more than that ylang-ylang over and above Comoros' shift proceeds move slightly upset on cataclysm such in behalf of fires. The homeland is not self-sufficient in foodstuff production; rice, the main staple, fitness look up to the all of imports. The direction - which is encumber by virtue of innermost political have at it - lacks a global strategy to allure inapposite investment extended is struggling to upgrade instruction new technical training, privatize sellable together with industrial enterprises, improve health services, reduce exports, promote tourism, plus reduce the gutsy population enhancement rate. Political problems have disestablish growth, which has fit only however 1% in 2006-09. Remittances indigenous 150,000 Comorans overseas help supplement GDP. In September 2009 the IMF universal a three-year $21 million loan since Comoros.
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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% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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268,500 (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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20% (1996 est.)
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Labor Force
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60% (2002 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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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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7% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$100.6 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$41.74 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$79.52 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vanilla, cloves, ylang-ylang, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fishing, tourism, perfume distillation
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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22 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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20.46 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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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 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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766 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 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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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$8 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$32 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves, copra
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Exports
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France 29.3%, Turkey 16.4%, Greece 12.1%, Brazil 9.6%, Algeria 7.5%, Singapore 7.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$143 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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rice another other foodstuffs, client goods, petroleum products, cement, transport equipment
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Imports
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France 14.4%, China 12.5%, India 10.6%, UAE 10%, Italy 5.7%, Pakistan 5.7%, Singapore 4.6%, Kenya 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$232 million (2000 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 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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NA
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Internet Country Code
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.km
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Airports
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4 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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