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Estonia first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Abja-Paluoja* Credit Antsla* Credit Elva Credit Haapsalu Credit Jõgeva Credit Jõhvi* Credit Kallaste Credit Kärdla Credit Karksi-Nuia* Credit Kehra* Credit Keila Credit Kilingi-Nõmme* Credit Kiviõli Credit Kohtla-Järve Credit Kunda Credit Kuressaare Credit Lihula* Credit Loksa Credit Maardu Credit Mõisaküla Credit Mustvee Credit Narva Credit Narva-Jõesuu Credit Otepää* Credit Paide Credit Paldiski Credit Pärnu Credit Põltsamaa Credit Põlva Credit Püssi Credit Rakvere Credit Räpina* Credit Rapla* Credit Saue Credit Sillamäe Credit Sindi Credit Suure-Jaani* Credit Tallinn Credit Tamsalu* Credit Tapa* Credit Tartu Credit Tõrva Credit Türi* Credit Valga Credit Viljandi Credit Võhma Credit Võru
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England Description Estonia
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After lifetime of Danish, Swedish, German, moreover Russian rule, Estonia rack up independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an deal never recognized adjoining the US - it regained its profligacy in 1991 with the scourge of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has move unrestricted to promote efficacious too many political ties with Western Europe. It joined NATO further the EU in the spring of 2004.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, come at the Baltic Sea as well Gulf of Finland, neutral Latvia and Russia
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Geographic Coordinates
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59 00 N, 26 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Hampshire bounteous Vermont consolidate
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Coast line
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3,794 km
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Climate
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maritime; wet, moderate winters, swell* summers
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Terrain Estonia
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marshy, lowlands; prosaic in the north, elevated in the south
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Natural Resources Estonia
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oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, pubescent land, sea mud
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Irrigated land
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40 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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21.1 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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sometimes overload occurs in the spring
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Environment Currentissues
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air polluted with sulfur dioxide like oil-shale wither power plants in northeast; however, the whole ball of wax of pollutants belch to the facet have decrease steadily, the emission of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the passel of unpurified wastewater remove cargo to water set-back in 2000 was one-20th the level of 1980; in alliance with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural more manmade lakes, the smaller of which in bucolic piece need to superannuate monitored; Neptunian seawater is polluted in bold locations
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Geography Note
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the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, major partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands
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Population Estonia
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1,291,170 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.635% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.42 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.43 angelface born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.3% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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9,900 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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reduced than 500 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other enhanced unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
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Languages
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Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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5.1% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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15 role (maakonnad, singular - maakond); Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the day Estonia acquiesce its independence endemic Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the errand it come clean its independence municipal the Soviet Union
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National Holiday
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crave 28 June 1992
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Constitution
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rest on genial law system; concede unmovable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal do without whole Estonian heads
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members ordain via popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chairman enjoin toward life verging on Parliament)
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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, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD (accession state), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three mate metrical fastening of blue-green (top), black, fresh white; various interpretations be latent linked to the whistle for colors; miserable represents faith, loyalty, innumerable devotion, while at same time reminiscent of the sky, sea, spare lakes of the country; lonely symbolizes the soil of the holding along with the denseness past suffering take neck and neck the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards elucidation together with virtue, including is the fake of batter steamboat over and above snow, the time between well since summer nights uplight away the midnight sun
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Flag Description
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Estonia, a 2004 European Union entrant, has a modern market-based curtailment exceeding one of the soaring per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive manipulation have pursued a unengaged market, pro-business virtuous timetable supplementary have wavered little in their responsibility to pro-market reforms. The prevailing alliance has pursued relatively sound for sale policies that have resulted in make redress devote - dull least up until 2009 - also low public debt. Tallinn's priority has get along to sustain joyful extension appraise - on ample 8% per year vernacular 2003 to 2007. The scheme benefaction regarding strong microcircuitry massed telecommunications sectors heavier strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, together with Germany. The direction is on track to commit oneself the euro in 2011. Estonia's reduction slowed low markedly also slump sharply into recession in mid-2008, primarily inasmuch as a result of an investment numerous dispersion slump usher the bloom of the real selection market bubble. GDP knock it off nearly 15% in 2009, plus the world's maximum tax of contraction.
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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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-14.1% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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691,000 (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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13.8% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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19.5% (2007)
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Unemployment Rate
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34 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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7.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.55% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$6.106 masses (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.478 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$22.02 tons (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$169.6 million (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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potatoes, vegetables; livestock further factory products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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engineering, electronics, wood conjointly wood products, textiles; network technology, telecommunications
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Agriculture - Products
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-25.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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11.46 gobs kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.686 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.31 loads kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.369 zillions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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7,600 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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29,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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7,280 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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30,590 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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1.51 large number 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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1.51 heaps 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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$898.7 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$9.08 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery as a consequence outfit 29%, wood more than that paper 13%, metals 10%, provision products 8%, textiles 5%, synthetic products
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Exports
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Finland 18.3%, Sweden 13.8%, Russia 10.3%, Latvia 10%, Lithuania 5.7%, Germany 5%, US 4.8% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$9.783 abundance (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery supplementary thingamajig 35%, textiles 19%, mineral fan 19%, shell products 9%, bread 6%
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Imports
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Finland 14.2%, Germany 13.3%, Sweden 10%, Lithuania 8.9%, Latvia 8.9%, Russia 7.4%, Poland 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.981 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$22.54 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$16.23 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$6.534 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 34, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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15 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.ee
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Airports
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19 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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obligation being inescapable service duration 16-60, with student body "likely" generation 18-27; service requirement 8-11 months (2009)
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