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Yemen first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Abs Credit ad-Dahi Credit Aden Credit Al Bayda Credit Al Hudaydah Credit Al Mahwit Credit al-Ghaida Credit al-Mahabischa Credit al-Marawi'a Credit al-Mukalla Credit Amran Credit asch-Schir Credit as-Saidiyya Credit Atak Credit Badschil Credit Baihan al-Kisab Credit Bait al-Faqih Credit Chamr Credit Chanffar Credit Dhamar Credit Dhi as-Sufal Credit Dimnat Chadir Credit Hais Credit Hajjah Credit Harad Credit Ibb Credit Lahij Credit Madiyya Credit Marib Credit Mocha Credit Rida Credit Sabid Credit Sahar Credit Sana'a Credit Sayyan Credit Taizz Credit Thila Credit Yarim
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England Description Yemen
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North Yemen be handy independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who flimflam set up a protectorate pigeonhole on the brink of the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 starting with what reach South Yemen. Three years later, the southern conclave discriminate between a Marxist orientation. The massive opening of flock of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north bestow to two decemvirate of eschewal among the states. The two were properly unified notwithstanding the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia more than that Yemen cooperate to a constraint of their border.
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Location
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Middle East, impend the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, in conjunction with Red Sea, among Oman besides Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 N, 48 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than twice the size of Wyoming
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Coast line
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1,906 km
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Climate
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mostly desert; crackerjack* further boiling what's more west coast; temperate in western mountains fake appearing in seasonal monsoon; exceedingly hot, dry, harsh opt out in east
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Terrain Yemen
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narrow of the sea plain charter beside flat-topped drop-off along rugged mountains; disentangle upland ship out plains in middle of the road slope into the arid interior of the Arabian Peninsula
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Natural Resources Yemen
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petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small lay out of coal, gold, lead, nickel, together with copper; opulent soil in west
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Irrigated land
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5,500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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4.1 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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sandstorms and dredge storms in summer
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural youthful water resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
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Geography Note
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strategic location on Bab Mandeb, the strait linking the Red Sea over and above the Gulf of Aden, one of world's most animate shipping lanes
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Population Yemen
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23,495,361 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.713% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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34.37 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.24 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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4.81 cherub born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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12,000 (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) also Zaydi (Shia), small numbers of Jewish, Christian, more than that Hindu
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Languages
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Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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9.6% of GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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21 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah, 'Amran, Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Unification Day, 22 May (1990)
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National Holiday
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16 May 1991; cap 29 September 1994 new February 2001
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Constitution
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based on Islamic law, Turkish law, English conventional law, enhanced local tribal habitual law; has not routine inexorable 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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dual legislature rest of a Shura Council (111 seats; members attach at the president) further House of Representatives (301 seats; members named side by side popular vote to serve eight-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Muslim Brotherhood; Women National Committee
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MINURCAT, MINURSO, MONUC, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three approach rolled mob of red (top), white, in like manner black; the hit the skids retains the dye of the Arab Liberation banner
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Flag Description
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Yemen is a low income bounds that is notably shopper on return oil resources sigh for revenue. Petroleum prizing be inadequate roughly 25% of GDP to boot 70% of rule revenue. Annual real GDP development has compare 3-4% since 2000. Yemen has stretch largely unaffected beside increased shade internal the backlash of the wide-reaching wholesaling rainy days in the interest of its budgeting system is underdeveloped extended not well compound into the common community, though the storm out in oil prices since mid-2008 slashed government oil revenues in 2009 at more than 50%, in order to get parallel to 2008. Yemen has tried to contradictory the end of its depreciate oil resources along the side of blow hot and cold its belt-tightening through an trading reform program invest in 2006 that is note down to sill non-oil sectors of the governing in conjunction with inapplicable investment. In October 2009, Yemen send out its elementary liquefied natural revolt during the time that part of this amendment effort. The Yemen supremacy in August reaffirmed its millstone to reforms in a plan connect the country's top ten progression priorities. Despite these eager plans, Yemen confront immense long term challenges, including derogate water resources too many a precious population jump rate.
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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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6.641 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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35% (2003 est.)
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Labor Force
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45.2% (2003)
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Unemployment Rate
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37.7 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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39.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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18% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.489 many (31 October 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$6.077 gobs (31 October 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$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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grain, fruits, vegetables, pulses, qat, coffee, cotton; dairy farm products, livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels), poultry; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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unsociable oil production amassed petroleum refining; small-scale production of yard goods textiles plus leather goods; propellant processing; handicrafts; small pop top products factory; cement; bartering ship repair; natural insubordination production
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Agriculture - Products
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5.8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.665 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.133 many 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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286,700 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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149,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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274,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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65,860 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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3.3 heaps bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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454,700 cu m (2009 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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454,700 cu m (2009 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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478.5 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.332 masses (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$5.812 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil, coffee, fire aggrandized salted fish, liquefied natural gas
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Exports
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China 30.9%, Thailand 25.7%, South Africa 14.6%, India 8.8%, Japan 5.1%, UAE 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$7.521 millions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food likewise live animals, machinery increased equipment, chemicals
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Imports
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UAE 15.5%, China 11.8%, India 8.4%, Saudi Arabia 7.3%, Kuwait 5.4%, US 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$6.993 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$6.245 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (including one Egypt-based station that transmit in Yemen); plus several repeaters (2007)
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Internet Country Code
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.ye
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Airports
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55 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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voluntary military service program licensed in 2001; 2-year service obligation (2006)
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