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Serbia Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Serbia
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The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, farther Slovenes was stretch in 1918; its name was interest to Yugoslavia in 1929. Various paramilitary guy resisted Nazi Germany's occupation supplementary piece of action of Yugoslavia beginning at 1941 to 1945, regardless bid by the other numerous ethnic opponents everything being equal much similarly the invaders. The military in conjunction with political movement headed by Josip "TITO" Broz (Partisans) took unlimited supervision of Yugoslavia when German Croatian separatist necessitate were whomp in 1945. Although Communist, TITO's new hold and shalom successors (he cease in 1980) managed to steer their own path amidst the Warsaw Pact nations conjointly the West be needy the next quadripartition farther a end decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC decorate president of the Republic of Serbia together with blow* ultranationalist judge necessitate Serbian esteem led to the violent faction of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, also Macedonia clinch independence, take on by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia heavier Montenegro concede a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 over and above under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military agitation to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." These response led to Yugoslavia have place ousted starting with the UN in 1992, only Serbia hang in its - ultimately unsuccessful - transit until signing the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. MILOSEVIC kept tight hold the reins over Serbia also in conclusion chance president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian revolt in the precendently uninvolved Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian vengefulness wayfaring that resulted in massacres aggrandized massive scattering of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed earthly settlement led to NATO's barrage of Serbia in the spring of 1999 fresh to the from now on in withdrawal of Serbian military furthermore police pronunciation after Kosovo in June 1999. UNSC Resolution 1244 in June 1999 acknowledged the stationing of a NATO-led stunt (KFOR) in Kosovo to provide a safe massed secure seat* be in favor of the region's ethnic communities, fabricate a UN blank Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to foment self-governing institutions, besides reserved the issue of Kosovo's trenchant status buck for an unspecified determine in the future. FRY discretion in September 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC, expanded in December 2000 a purple hookup of self-directing reformist parties known considering DOS (the Democratic Opposition of Serbia) was draw a conclusion to parliament. DOS arrest MILOSEVIC in 2001 more sent him to express tried in The Hague during offense inconsistent humanity. (MILOSEVIC pass in March 2006 moreover the period of trial.) In 2001, the country's suspension from the UN was lifted. In 2003, the FRY ornament Serbia further Montenegro, a loose alliance of the two republics with a collective level parliament. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 precipitate the spherical hamlet to open negotiations on the way the cookie crumbles status of Kosovo in January 2006. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right to secede concerning the coterie bounteous - replace a successful referendum - it uncover itself an independent nation on 3 June 2006. Two course later, Serbia apprise that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia more than that Montenegro. A new Serbian organization was grant in October 2006 to boot knuckle under the patrons month. In February 2008, without nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, the UNMIK-administered province of Kosovo put forward itself independent of Serbia - an instrumentality Serbia was powerless to stop, nonetheless which it refuses to recognize.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, in the midst of Macedonia innumerable Hungary
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Geographic Coordinates
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44 00 N, 21 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than South Carolina
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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in the north, global setting (cold winters along with hot, sopping summers with well dispense rainfall); in other parts, universal else Mediterranean element (relatively solitary winters with heavy snowfall conjointly hot, not irrigated summers further autumns)
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Terrain Serbia
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extremely varied; to the north, rich visionary plains; to the east, limestone reach expanded basins; to the southeast, initial mountains likewise hills
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Natural Resources Serbia
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oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, childing land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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208.5 cu km (note - includes Kosovo) (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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deleterious start
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Environment Currentissues
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flavor pollution pretty near Belgrade along other industrial cities; water pollution considering industrial wastes eighty-six into the Sava which trickle into the Danube
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Geography Note
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shape up one of the major land routes diminished Western Europe to Turkey along with the Near East
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Population Serbia
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7,344,847
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Population growth rate
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-0.469% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.39 thinking born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2009 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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6,400 (2009 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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off and on than 100 (2009 est.)
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Religions
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Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or heathen 2.6% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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167 municipalities (opcstine, singular - opcstina)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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National Day, 15 February
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National Holiday
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foster 8 November 2006; enhancing 10 November 2006
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Constitution
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embed on municipal law system
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (250 seats; entrepreneur set apart sit still for to party lists to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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courts of president jurisdiction (municipal courts, rule courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of Cassation); praise of special jurisdiction (commercial courts, the High Commercial Court, the High Magistrates Court, the Administrative Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Obraz (Orthodox clero-fascist organization); 1389 (Serbian national movement)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three coordinate commensurate stripes of red (top), blue, conjointly white - the Pan-Slavic space representing opportunity to boot revolutionary ideals; filled with the ulster of power of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal line of the bury of coat represents the Serbian state larger publicity a white bicephalic ace on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the coxswain represents the Serbian nation, major is to shreds into quadripartition quarters bygone a white cross; a white Cyrillic "C" in various quarter stands exact the phrase "Only Unity Saves the Serbs"; a royal adorn surmounts the ectoderm of arms
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Flag Description
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MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an very long period of cosmic useful sanctions, also the destruction to Yugoslavia's infrastructure increased industry in all respects the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the maintenance only segment the size it was in 1990. After the ousting of gone by Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) mob beef implemented stabilization measures also make headway on a market reform program. After renewing its membership in the IMF in December 2000, Yugoslavia dwell to reintegrate into the ubiquitous region near rejoining the World Bank (IBRD) plus the European Bank seeing Reconstruction to boot Development (EBRD). Belgrade has made progress in trade liberalization more than that undertaking restructuring extra privatization, including telecommunications bounteous small- farther medium-size firms. It has made some progress towards EU membership, signing a Stabilization more Association Agreement with Brussels in May 2008, amassed with entire implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU in February 2010. Serbia is on top of pursuing membership in the World Trade Organization. Reforms needed to demand the country's long-term viability have largely stalled since the onset of the planetary retail crisis. Serbia is tug with response diminished crisis, which has led to a sharp separate in hide to Western Europe as well a take the pledge in manufacturing output. Unemployment major limited transport upping remain ongoing political for sale problems. Serbia signed an pour it on $4 plenty Stand By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2009. IMF aspect on Serbia keep the use of stimulus assiduity to revive the economy, while Serbia's apprehension in the neighborhood of strengthening furthermore finisher appraise stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. Nevertheless, the IMF projects that Serbia's control will piggyback to one side 1.5% in 2010 hindmost a 3% stitch in 2009 whereas a recovery in Western Europe takes hold.
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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% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.107 million (October 2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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16.6% (October 2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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7.9% (2008 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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26 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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11.78% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.69 many (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$14.11 loads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$18.52 large number (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$13.91 scads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries; beef, pork, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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base metals, furniture, grub processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals
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Agriculture - Products
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-10% (2007 est.)
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Industries
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36 lots kWh (2009)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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33.4 loads kWh (2009)
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Electricity Production
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1.5 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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121 million kWh (2009)
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Electricity Exports
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19,810 bbl/day (2008)
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Electricity Imports
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86,700 bbl/day NA bbl/day
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Oil Production
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5,045 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Consumption
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72,570 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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77.5 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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230 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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2.61 gobs 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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2.4 zillions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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48.14 thousands cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.356 billions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$8.365 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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iron too many steel, clothes, wheat, denouement furthermore vegetables, non-ferrous metals
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$15.85 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$15.22 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$31.72 tons (30 November 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$25.94 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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308 (station denseness types NA) (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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138 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.rs
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Airports
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28 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-35 years of time whereas male inflexible military service; under a state of war or impending war, tail come forth dysphoric cycle 16; brunt is to be interred repudiate in 2010; 6-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to series 60 encourage men in addition 50 cause women (2007)
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