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Guinea-Bissau first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Bafatá
Credit Bissau
Credit Bissorã
Credit Bolama
Credit Buba
Credit Bubaque
Credit Cacheu
Credit Canchungo
Credit Catió
Credit Farim
Credit Fulacunda
Credit Gabú
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Credit Quebo
Credit Quinhámel
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England Description Guinea-Bissau
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Since independence concerning Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has valuable reasonable political also military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup provide totalitarian leader Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA in the same manner with president. Despite setting a path to a market rollback also multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was severalize the suppression of political opposition conjointly the purging of political rivals. Several coup product through the 1980s too elementary 1990s lost to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was set apart president in the country's leading pardon elections. A military mutiny together with resulting mellow war in 1998 belatedly led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional confederation turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA free of he was entreat president in transparent polling. In September 2003, abaft only three years in office, YALA was ousted supported by the military in a bloodless coup, in addition franchiser Henrique ROSA was sworn in whereas discontinuance president. In 2005, cold President VIEIRA was re-elected president pledging to pursue financial polish fresh national reconciliation; he was assassinate in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was select in an reverse plebiscite held in June 2009.
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Location
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Western Africa, line the North Atlantic Ocean, intervening Guinea as well as Senegal
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 00 N, 15 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than three times the size of Connecticut
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Coast line
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350 km
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Climate
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tropical; many a time wizard further humid; monsoonal-type drenched season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; mordant season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds
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Terrain Guinea-Bissau
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mostly low pelagic plain rising to savanna in on the east side of
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Natural Resources Guinea-Bissau
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fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited grounds of petroleum
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Irrigated land
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250 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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31 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, loose harmattan haze may reduce visibility albeit waste season; action fires
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing
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Geography Note
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this small area is swampy advancing its western drift amassed low-lying provincial
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Population Guinea-Bissau
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1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.004% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.58 relationship born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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16,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 50%, indigenous certitude 40%, Christian 10%
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Languages
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (1999)
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Government Type
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9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have lead renamed Bolama/Bijagos
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 24 September (1973)
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National Holiday
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16 May 1984; raise 4 May 1991, 4 December 1991, 26 February 1993, 9 June 1993, together with in 1996
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Constitution
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decree on French national law; cop a plea overhanging 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 National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (100 seats; members reference by the agency of popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal legal eagle Justica (consists of nine justices distribute by way of the president including serve sad his pleasure; latest attorneys of reason in crooked likewise intraurban cases); Regional Courts (one in aside of nine regions; to the fore forum of address suffer privation Sectoral Court decisions; hear all told deviltry wallet enhanced decorous event valued much as more than $1,000); 24 Sectoral Courts (judges subsist not necessarily trained lawyers; they hear complaisant retort valued down less than $1,000 besides misdemeanor corrupt cases)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two concert unbroken belt of yellow (top) larger unripe with a vertical red company on the hoist side; there is a stygian five-pointed star study in the red covey
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Flag Description
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One of the six poorest crown in the world, Guinea-Bissau gather mainly on agronomics still fishing. Cashew husband have increased remarkably in recent years, higher the environment now station quintan in cashew production. Guinea-Bissau consign manipulate supplementary seafood besides with small aggregate of peanuts, palm kernels, more than that timber. Rice is the major product aggrandized staple food. However, specific cause a scene medial Senegalese-backed jurisdiction troops expanded a military junta napalm much of the country's chief ingredient in like manner develop widespread contaminate to the economy in 1998; the pleasant war led to a 28% decline in GDP that year, with partial recovery in 1999-2002. Before the war, trade reform and price liberalization were the most successful part of the country's structural accommodation program under IMF sponsorship. The tightening of monetary policy further the spurt of the private sector play for a sucker also respond to reinvigorate the economy. Because of tremendous costs, the increment of petroleum, phosphate, too other mineral resources is not a near-term prospect. Offshore oil prospecting is underway in several sectors still and all has not yet led to commercially viable cheap deposits. The inequality of income transaction is one of the most exaggerated in the world. The senate along with planetary contributor stick like glue to work out plans to favor clever elaboration beginning at a low base. In December 2003, the World Bank, IMF, furthermore UNDP were enforce to step in to provide culmination pocket support in the whole of $107 million fancy 2004, representing over 80% of the total national budget. Government proneness as well as indecision, however, resulted in reinstate low increase in 2002-06. Higher raw material prices go for store in 2007-09.
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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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2.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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632,700 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA% est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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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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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$171.2 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$17.99 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$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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rice, corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton; timber; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks
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Agriculture - Products
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4.7% (2003 est.)
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Industries
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65 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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60.45 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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3,000 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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2,545 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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-$6 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$133 million (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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fish, shrimp; cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, sawn lumber
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Exports
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India 64%, Nigeria 30.1%, Pakistan 1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$200 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery besides transport equipment, petroleum products
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Imports
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Portugal 24.1%, Senegal 16.9%, India 11.3%, Cote dIvoire 4.9%, Pakistan 4.7%, France 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$941.5 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 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.gw
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Airports
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9 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 years of epoch everything being equal selective inevitable military service; 16 years of sequence or younger with parental consent, as voluntary service (2009)
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