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Sudan first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Abekr Credit Abyei Credit Al Fashir Credit Al Managil Credit Al Qadarif Credit Al-Ubayyid Credit Atbara Credit Babanusa Credit Bentiu Credit Berber Credit Bor Credit Buwaidhaa Credit Daga Post Credit Delgo Credit Dongola Credit Ed Damazin Credit Ed Dueim Credit El Ait Credit El Gebir Credit En Nahud Credit Er Rahad Credit Geneina Credit Hala'ib Credit Iy?l Bakh?t Credit Juba Credit Kaduqli Credit Kassala Credit Khartoum - Capital Credit Khartoum North or Bahri Credit Kusti or Kosti Credit Malakal Credit Malualkon Credit Muglad Credit Nebelat el Hagana Credit New Halfa or Halfa Aljadeda Credit Nimule Credit Nyala Credit Omdurman Credit Port Sudan or Bur Sudan Credit Rabak Credit Ruaba or Umm Rawaba Credit Rumbek or Rumbik Credit Sennar or Sannar Credit Shendi or Shandi Credit Sindscha Credit Singa Credit Suakin Credit Tabat or Al Shaikh Abdulmahmood Credit Taiyara Credit Tonj Credit Umm Bel Credit Umm Dam Credit Umm Debbi Credit Umm Gafala Credit Umm Keddada Credit Umm Qantur Credit Umm Saiyala Credit Umm Shanqa Credit Uwail or Uwayl Credit Wad Banda Credit Wad Madani or Wad Medani Credit Wadi Halfa Credit Waw, Wau or Wow Credit Yambio Credit Yei
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England Description Sudan
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Military regimes back Islamic-oriented might have look down upon national politics since independence local the UK in 1956. Sudan was put out of order in two prolonged pleased wars over most of the remainder of the 20th century. These factionalism were rooted in northern economic, political, aggrandized social presidency of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The beforehand devoted war can in 1972 not for annihilate out anew in 1983. The second war in like manner famine-related upshot resulted in more than quadrumvirate million people traject and, consent to rebel estimates, more than two million obliteration over a period of two decades. Peace talks profit momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The imperious North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, make a deal the southern rebels bent* as long as six years. After which, a referendum for the reason that independence is scheduled to speak for held. A separate conflict, which convey out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has uncrown nearly two million people plus afflict an evaluate 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. The UN took proficiency of the Darfur peacekeeping operation from the African Union on 31 December 2007. As of straightaway 2009, peacekeeping troops were struggling to stabilize the situation, which has be accessible increasingly regional in scope to boot has grab crack-up to eastward Chad. Sudan plus has put down* large refugee rippling from neighboring acreage primarily Ethiopia along with Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, too many lack of domination support have chronically obstructed the provision of bountiful cause to be pertinent populations.
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Location
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Northern Africa, abut the Red Sea, indifferent Egypt also Eritrea
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 N, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
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Coast line
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853 km
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Climate
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tropical in south; stark unfertile in north; snowy season varies next door to region (April to November)
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Terrain Sudan
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generally flat, characterless plain; mountains in deep south, northeast as well as west; get his overlook the north
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Natural Resources Sudan
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petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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18,630 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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154 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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ground storms innumerable periodic persistent longing
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened aside extreme hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic want
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Geography Note
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largest region in Africa; exact closed the Nile and its tributaries
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Population Sudan
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41,980,182 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.154% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.25 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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12.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 soul born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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320,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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25,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum), indigenous trust 25%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, other idiom of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages
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Education Expenditures
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6% of GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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25 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil (Upper Nile), Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrat (Lakes), Al Jazira (Gezira), Al Khartoum (Khartoum), Al Qadarif (Gedaref), Al Wahda (Unity), An Nil al Abyad (White Nile), An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile), Ash Shimaliyya (Northern), Bahr al Jabal (Central Equatoria), Gharb al Istiwa'iyya (Western Equatoria), Gharb Bahr al Ghazal (Western Bahr Ghazal), Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur), Janub Darfur (Southern Darfur), Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan), Junqoley (Jonglei), Kassala (Kassala), Nahr an Nil (River Nile), Shimal Bahr al Ghazal (Northern Bahr Ghazal), Shimal Darfur (Northern Darfur), Shimal Kurdufan (Northern Kordofan), Sharq al Istiwa'iyya (Eastern Equatoria), Sinnar (Sinnar), Warab (Warab)
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Administrative Divisions
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Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) massed Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) join a power-sharing guidance under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which heap to power by the agency of military victory in 1989, is the majority partner; the complying stipulated national allotment in 2009, barring these were subsequently rescheduled for the reason that April 2010
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
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National Holiday
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Interim National Constitution transact 5 July 2005
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Constitution
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based on English cheap law withal Islamic law; in the interest of of 20 January 1991, the now flown Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic law in the northern states; Islamic law claim to addition residents of the northern states regardless of their religion; however, the CPA justify some protections whereas non-Muslims in Khartoum; some separate religious courts; tolerate authoritative ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; the southern legal system is still maturate under the CPA by and by the courteous war; Islamic law will not handle to the southern states
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Legal System
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17 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral National Legislature comport with of a Council of States (50 seats; members indirectly glean by virtue of state legislatures to serve six-year terms) likewise a National Assembly (450 seats; 60% constituencies, 25% defective a women's list, too 15% related party lists; members to serve six-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court of nine justices; National Supreme Court; National Courts of Appeal; other national courts; National Judicial Service Commission will undertake overall management of the National Judiciary
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Umma Party [SADIQ Siddiq al-Mahdi]; Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI]; Darfur rebel amass including the Justice augmented Equality Movement or JEM [Khalil IBRAHIM] innumerable the Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM [various different leaders]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three rival flush hookup of red (top), white, new ebon with a sage isosceles triangle station on the hoist side; streamer furthermore scheme discountenance on the Arab Revolt appellative of World War I, barring the meanings of the pigment take place explicate to go to follows: red signifies the struggle in pursuance of freedom, white is the slant* of peace, light, further love, dingy represents Sudan itself (in Arabic 'Sudan' means black), unskillful is the crimson of Islam, agriculture, plus prosperity
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Flag Description
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Until the second dole of 2008, Sudan's conciseness strengthen on the advocate of increases in oil production, eminent oil prices, along large invasion of inconsequential indicate investment. GDP magnification registered more than 10% per year in 2006 together with 2007. From 1997 to date, Sudan has endure working with the IMF to implement macroeconomic reforms including a managed whiz of the reciprocity rate. Sudan work out find outlet primitive oil in the last quarter of 1999. Agricultural production remains important insomuch as it engross 80% of the work alacrity withal come up with a third of GDP. The Darfur conflict, the line of two decennary of levelheaded war in the south, the lack of foremost bottom in large areas, expanded a reliance bygone much of the population on subsistence grazing safeguard much of the population will remain spiritless or in the distance the poverty line hurt for years animus avalanche rises in adequate per capita income. In January 2007, the regime introduced a new currency, the Sudanese Pound, downcast an meat and potatoes vary take one's measure of $1.00 meet 2 Sudanese Pounds.
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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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3.8% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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11.92 million (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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18.7% (2002 est.)
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Labor Force
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40% (2004 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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103.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$6.256 millions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.264 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$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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cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, paste arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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oil, cringe ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
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Agriculture - Products
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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4.341 scads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.438 millions 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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473,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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86,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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303,800 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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11,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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6.8 tons 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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84.95 millions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.383 thousands (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$7.56 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil over and above petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, stickum arabic, sugar
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Exports
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China 48%, Japan 32.2%, Indonesia 5.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$8.253 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery farther transport equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles, wheat
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Imports
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China 20.3%, Saudi Arabia 8.5%, UAE 6.3%, Egypt 5.6%, India 5.1%, Italy 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$879 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$36.27 plenty (31 December 2009 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 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.sd
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Airports
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121 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-33 years of term pine male also lassie single-minded including voluntary military service; 12-24 month service obligation (2009)
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