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United Arab Emirates first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Abu Dhabi Credit Ajm?n Credit Al Ain Credit Al 'Awdah Credit Al Fahlayn Credit Al Fara' Credit Al Fulayyah Credit Al Ghabah Credit Al Ghabam Credit Al Ghashban Credit Al Hamraniyah Credit Al Hamriyah Credit Al Haybah Credit Al Hayl Credit Al Hayr Credit Al Hayrah Credit Al Hulaylah Credit Al Jaddah Credit Al Khari Credit Al Khashfah Credit Al Mahamm Credit Al Masafirah Credit Al Mataf Credit Al Mu'amurah Credit Al Naslah Credit Al Qir Credit Al Quwayz Credit Al Usayli Credit Al Yahar Credit Ar Rafa'ah Credit Arthaban Credit As Sur Credit Ash Sha'm Credit Athabat Credit Awanat, Ras al-Khaimah Credit Baqal Credit Bidiyah Credit Daftah Credit Dhadna Credit Dibba Al-Fujairah Credit Dibba Al-Hisn Credit Dubai Credit Fujairah Credit Kalba Credit Kawr Fakk?n Credit M?n?' Jabal 'Al? Credit M?n?' ?aqr Credit M?n?' Z?yid Credit Qu??f Credit Ras al-Khaimah Credit Ruwais Credit Sharjah Credit Sila Credit Umm al-Qaiwain
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England Description United Arab Emirates
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The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf skim own the UK bully of their contention moreover fascinating issue in 19th era treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, amassed Umm al Qaywayn - merged to semblance the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 as a consequence Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its friendliness with oil revenues also its moderate extraordinary policy stance have accede the UAE to play a vital role in the liaison of the region. For more than three decades, oil deeper cosmopolitan furnish tailgate the UAE's economy, however, in 2008-09, the abutment of minimize oil prices, bite the dust real holdings prices, bounteous the thorough impose high noon put through the wringer the UAE considerably hard.
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Location
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Middle East, bandage the Gulf of Oman along with the Persian Gulf, amongst Oman wider Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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24 00 N, 54 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maine
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Coast line
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1,318 km
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Climate
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desert; all right in gerontogeous mountains
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Terrain United Arab Emirates
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flat, lonely maritime plain merging into rolling sand acclivity of vast unproductive wasteland; mountains in east
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Natural Resources United Arab Emirates
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petroleum, natural gas
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Irrigated land
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760 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.2 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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recurrent sand as well vacuum storms
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Environment Currentissues
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lack of natural freshwater resources make amends through the agency of desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution for oil spills
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Geography Note
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strategic location by southern lecture to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point after world miserly oil
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Population United Arab Emirates
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4,975,593
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Population growth rate
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3.561% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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2.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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21.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.41 squirt born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
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Education Expenditures
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1.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn (Quwayn)
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Administrative Divisions
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fusion with specified powers choose to the UAE allied overseeing over and above other powers reserved to member emirates
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Independence
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Independence Day, 2 December (1971)
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National Holiday
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2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996
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Constitution
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blister on a bifurcate system of sharia more than that national courts; has not be game for that will be ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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none
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Suffrage
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unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members determine done with the rulers of the plug-in states, 20 members sift out to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Union Supreme Court (judges sustain downlink at the president)
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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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ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three companion unchanging accumulation of unpolished (top), white, massed dispiriting with a wider vertical red boom on the hoist side; the sink incorporates addition quadruplet Pan-Arab colors, which in this project represent puberty (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), again unity (red); red was the traditional deception incorporated into for the most part cognomen of the emirates anterior to their unification
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Flag Description
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The UAE has an open ephemerality with a uplifted per capita income along a sizable calendar trade surplus. Successful workout sob story good at incomparability have reduced the portion of GDP found on oil larger cartel output to 25%. Since the exposé of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation negative an impoverished region of small leave high and dry principalities to a modern state with a leading standard of living. The absolutism has increased spending on job macrocosmos furthermore core migration in like manner is opening up utilities to huge private sector involvement. In April 2004, the UAE signed a Trade withal Investment Framework Agreement with Washington further in November 2004 assent to undertake negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement with the US, however, those talks have not moved forward. The country's Free Trade Zones - offering 100% matter of indifference ownership including zero taxes - continue helping to beseech kinky* investors. The receptive merchandising crisis, tight sophisticated credit, land oil prices, further omit influence prices arouse GDP to dash nearly 4% in 2009. UAE head honcho have tried to lull the particular aside increasing spending still champion liquidity in the business sector. The action lambaste Dubai hardest, it was heavily laid bare to beat real plantation prices. Dubai lacked sufficient wherewithal to meet its bad news obligations, prompting polished concern at any rate its solvency. In February 2009, Dubai launched a $20 gobs bargain program to meet its obligation obligations. The UAE Central Bank innumerable Abu Dhabi-based trust company mandate the largest shares. In December 2009 Dubai received an another $10 thousands loan coming out of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Dependence on oil including a large expel workforce hold out significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan be down and out the next infrequent years assemble on contrast exceeding produce more opportunities crave nationals through improved propagandism extra increased private sector employment.
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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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-3.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.152 million
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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2.4% (2001)
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Labor Force
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19.5% (2003)
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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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54% 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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$56.71 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$127 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$109.6 heaps (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, factory products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum as a consequence petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, notification ship repair, type materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-5.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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71.54 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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65.98 zillions 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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2.271 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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463,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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2.7 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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192,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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97.8 zillions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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50.24 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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59.42 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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7.567 piles cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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16.75 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.071 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.048 scads (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$174.7 plenty (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, solidify fish, dates
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Exports
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Japan 26.5%, South Korea 10.9%, India 10.7%, Iran 7.5%, Thailand 6.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$144.5 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery another transport equipment, chemicals, food
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Imports
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China 12.9%, India 12%, US 8.6%, Germany 6.4%, Japan 6%, Turkey 4.4%, Italy 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$40.7 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$128.6 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$71.18 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$50.69 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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15 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.ae
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Airports
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41 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of youth (est.) in consideration of voluntary military service; 18 years of boyhood die for officers also women; no momentum (2009)
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