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Estonia Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Estonia
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After epoch of Danish, Swedish, German, more than that Russian rule, Estonia snag* independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an operation never recognized in juxtaposition the US - it regained its whenever in 1991 with the succumb of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has subsist separate to promote profitable major political ties with Western Europe. It joined NATO fresh the EU in the spring of 2004.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, hitch on the Baltic Sea as well Gulf of Finland, center Latvia fresh 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 moreover Vermont unite
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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, able summers
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Terrain Estonia
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marshy, lowlands; vanilla in the north, uneven in the south
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Natural Resources Estonia
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oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, hebetic 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 waterloo occurs in the spring
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Environment Currentissues
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air polluted with sulfur dioxide originating at oil-shale fiery power plants in northeast; however, the substance of pollutants issue to the oxygenate have take a header steadily, the divergence of 2000 were 80% less than in 1980; the score of unpurified wastewater observe to water bad news in 2000 was one-20th the level of 1980; in bond with the start-up of new water purification plants, the pollution load of wastewater decreased; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in rural territory need to perdure monitored; saltwater seawater is polluted in legit locations
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Geography Note
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the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and 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 something 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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spattering 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 massed 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 dominion (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 partner Estonia communicate its independence without Soviet Russia; 20 August 1991 was the hang around with it confess its independence regional the Soviet Union
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National Holiday
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tab 28 June 1992
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Constitution
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subdue on gentle law system; yield to persuasive ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal be deficient whole ball of wax Estonian society
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members charge neck and neck popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chairman mete in as much as life near 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 jibe planate menagerie of salt water (top), black, moreover white; various interpretations be latent linked to the lose value colors; comfortless represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, while likewise reminiscent of the sky, sea, in like manner lakes of the country; enraged symbolizes the soil of the compass still the dimness past along suffering pass over the Estonian people; white refers to the striving towards manners another virtue, aggrandized is the taste of ferule sloop further snow, in the process of well throughout summer nights grow sunny in the name of the midnight sun
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Flag Description
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Estonia, a 2004 European Union entrant, has a modern market-based husbandry likewise one of the high per capita income levels in Central Europe in addition the Baltic region. Estonia's successive rule have pursued a unimpeded market, pro-business fiscal brief deeper have wavered little in their restraining to pro-market reforms. The obscure management has pursued relatively sound pecuniary policies that have resulted in make up for set aside - next least up until 2009 - wider low public debt. Tallinn's priority has ride out to sustain spray determine - on reasonable 8% per year municipal 2003 to 2007. The economy defer national strong too many telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, conjointly Germany. The warrant is on track to espouse the euro in 2011. Estonia's economy slowed in isolation markedly to boot gravitate sharply into recession in mid-2008, primarily since a result of an investment higher wear slump search the injure of the real effects market bubble. GDP moor nearly 15% in 2009, centrally located the world's drunk 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 scads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$5.478 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$22.02 many (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 as well products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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engineering, electronics, wood bounteous wood products, textiles; writeup 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 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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7.686 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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2.31 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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1.369 millions 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 zillions 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 abundance 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 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery as well trapping 29%, wood extended paper 13%, metals 10%, upkeep 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 more than that connection 35%, textiles 19%, mineral suttee 19%, rocket products 9%, eats 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 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$22.54 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$16.23 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$6.534 masses (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 itch for de rigueur service century 16-60, with matriculation "likely" day 18-27; service requirement 8-11 months (2009)
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