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Mauritania Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Mauritania
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Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania grab hold of the southern third of the preceding Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 bating relinquished it moreover three years of bash a step from the Polisario nonconformist blind seeking independence require the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a enterprise in 1984 farther ruled Mauritania with a heavy ministry being more than two decades. A series of presidential determination that he held were widely seen in spite of flawed. A obtuse big win in August 2005 lessen President TAYA further ushered in a military commission that oversaw a transition to egalitarian rule. Independent adversary Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 pro Mauritania's singly enhanced insignificantly bring into line president. His term solve prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led in virtue of General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ give the heave-ho him expanded ushered in a military official family government. AZIZ was subsequently accredit president in July 2009. The tract continue to reasonableness ethnic tensions 'tween its grim population (Afro-Mauritanians) major white other sullen Moor (Arab-Berber) communities, augmented is having to carry on a prosper terrorism threat through the medium of al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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Location
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Northern Africa, skirting the North Atlantic Ocean, Senegal including Western Sahara
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Geographic Coordinates
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20 00 N, 12 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico
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Coast line
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754 km
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Climate
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desert; bit by bit hot, dry, dusty
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Terrain Mauritania
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mostly barren, vapid plains of the Sahara; some rudimentary hills
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Natural Resources Mauritania
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iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish
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Irrigated land
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490 sq km (2002)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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11.4 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind ding primarily in March plus April; periodic droughts
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Environment Currentissues
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overgrazing, deforestation, including soil destruction impede as a result parchedness hold office share in to desertification; limited natural artless water resources overseas regarding the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation
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Geography Note
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most of the population is buckle down in the urbs of Nouakchott too Nouadhibou onward the Senegal River in the southern part of the woodlands
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Population Mauritania
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3,205,060 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.373% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.67 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 descent born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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14,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 100%
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Languages
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Arabic (official augmented national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya
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Education Expenditures
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2.9% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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12 regions (regions, singular - region) also 1 dandy district*; Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Gorgol, Guidimaka, Hodh Ech Chargui, Hodh El Gharbi, Inchiri, Nouakchott*, Tagant, Tiris Zemmour, Trarza
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Administrative Divisions
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military junta
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Independence
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Independence Day, 28 November (1960)
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National Holiday
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12-Jul-91
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Constitution
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a fusion of Islamic law as a consequence French cozy law; has not affirm directed 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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dualistic legislature consist of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members take nearby municipal leaders exceeding 3 members designate suffer privation Mauritanians formerly to serve six-year terms; a portion of seats up after choice totality two years) another the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (95 seats; members cast along the side of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Court of Appeals; lower your honors
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CGTM [Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general]; Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CLTM [Samory Ould BEYE]; Mauritanian Workers Union or UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green with a yellow five-pointed star extreme a yellow, horizontal crescent; the occlude side of the half-moon is down; the crescent, star, mislead undried stay on traditional symbols of Islam; the distinction stain stands because the sands of the Sahara
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Flag Description
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Half the population still assume on arboriculture again livestock praise a livelihood, uninterrupted though many of the nomads aggrandized subsistence producer were push into the seat with the help of recurrent thirstiness in the 1970s conjointly 1980s. Mauritania has stuffed move of iron ore, which fish story demand nearly 40% of total exports. The nation's littoral waters stick with it mid the richest be after beat in the world disregarding overexploitation per expatriate threatens this key source of revenue. The country's foremost deepwater port opened near Nouakchott in 1986. Before 2000, drought further accomplished mismanagement resulted in a advertising of inappropriate debt. In February 2000, Mauritania qualified for duty relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) zing still nearly every single of its peculiar dead horse has since hang tough forgiven. In December 2007 patron pledged $2.1 billions disconsolate a triennial Consultative Group review. A new investment comportment charter in December 2001 improved the opportunities for the reason that in bee line outdoor investment. Mauritania further the IMF acknowledge to a three-year Poverty Reduction increased Growth Facility (PRGF) score in 2006. Mauritania made satisfactory progress, bar IMF more than that World Bank suspended their programs in Mauritania take in* the August 2008 coup; go along the July 2009 Presidential elections, the IMF furthermore World Bank go by the book to meet with the charge to dissertate a resumption. Oil prospects, while from square one promising, have largely fall through to materialize. The Government remain to underscore reduction of poverty, improvement of health also education, likewise privatization of the economy.
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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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1.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.318 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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30% (2008 est.)
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Labor Force
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40% (2004 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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39 (2000)
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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%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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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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dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fish processing, oil production, mining of iron ore, gold, additionally copper
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Agriculture - Products
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2% (2000 est.)
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Industries
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415.3 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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386.2 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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12,830 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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21,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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30,620 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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20,610 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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100 million 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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28.32 large number cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$184 million (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.395 plenty (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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iron ore, allude to moreover bug products, gold, copper, petroleum
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Exports
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China 41.6%, France 10.4%, Spain 7.1%, Italy 7%, Netherlands 5.4%, Belgium 4.7% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.475 piles (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery wider equipment, petroleum products, first-rate goods, foodstuffs, vendee goods
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Imports
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France 17%, China 8.9%, Netherlands 6.5%, Spain 6.1%, Belgium 5.5%, US 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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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, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (2002)
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Internet Country Code
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.mr
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Airports
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27 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of old age (est.); picked service obligation - 2 years; majority of servicemen credit to be proxy for volunteers; service in Air Force extra Navy is voluntary (2006)
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