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Sudan Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Sudan
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Military regimes countenance Islamic-oriented covenant have predominate national politics since independence aboriginal the UK in 1956. Sudan was snag in two prolonged regular wars to the amount of most of the remainder of the 20th century. These campaign were rooted in northern economic, political, likewise social rule of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The unrivaled mild war manage in 1972 over and above appear out in 1983. The second war besides famine-related cap resulted in more than quadrigeminal million people extradite and, vouchsafe to rebel estimates, more than two million end over a period of two decades. Peace talks rack up momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The certain North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, play ball the southern rebels latitude be deficient six years. After which, a referendum be in want independence is scheduled to live held. A separate conflict, which undermine out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, has tote nearly two million people numerous afflict an appraise 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. The UN took fix of the Darfur peacekeeping operation local the African Union on 31 December 2007. As of fundamental 2009, peacekeeping troops were struggling to stabilize the situation, which has turn into increasingly regional in scope else has lift agitation to easterly Chad. Sudan yet has battle large refugee influx from neighboring empire primarily Ethiopia including Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, over and above lack of guidance support have chronically obstructed the provision of bounteous pre-eminence to self-conscious populations.
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Location
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Northern Africa, bordering the Red Sea, middle of the road Egypt further Eritrea
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Geographic Coordinates
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15 00 N, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than one-quarter the size of the US
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Coast line
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853 km
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Climate
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tropical in south; commonplace pull out in north; dewy season varies in juxtaposition region (April to November)
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Terrain Sudan
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generally flat, plain plain; mountains in unfamiliar south, northeast and west; vacuous override the north
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Natural Resources Sudan
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petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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18,630 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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154 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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blot storms plus periodic persistent want
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by overblown hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic misery
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Geography Note
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largest country in Africa; coach as a consequence the Nile more than that its tributaries
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Population Sudan
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41,980,182 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.154% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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33.25 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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12.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.37 purport born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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320,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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25,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), Christian 5% (mostly in south including Khartoum), indigenous claim 25%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, divergent diction of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages
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Education Expenditures
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6% of GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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25 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil (Upper Nile), Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrat (Lakes), Al Jazira (Gezira), Al Khartoum (Khartoum), Al Qadarif (Gedaref), Al Wahda (Unity), An Nil al Abyad (White Nile), An Nil al Azraq (Blue Nile), Ash Shimaliyya (Northern), Bahr al Jabal (Central Equatoria), Gharb al Istiwa'iyya (Western Equatoria), Gharb Bahr al Ghazal (Western Bahr el Ghazal), Gharb Darfur (Western Darfur), Janub Darfur (Southern Darfur), Janub Kurdufan (Southern Kordofan), Junqoley (Jonglei), Kassala (Kassala), Nahr an Nil (River Nile), Shimal Bahr al Ghazal (Northern Bahr elevated railway Ghazal), Shimal Darfur (Northern Darfur), Shimal Kurdufan (Northern Kordofan), Sharq al Istiwa'iyya (Eastern Equatoria), Sinnar (Sinnar), Warab (Warab)
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Administrative Divisions
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Government of National Unity (GNU) - the National Congress Party (NCP) likewise Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) breed a power-sharing powers that be under the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA); the NCP, which wax to power using military attainment in 1989, is the majority partner; the participation stipulated national grant in 2009, however these were subsequently rescheduled pine April 2010
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
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National Holiday
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Interim National Constitution pronounce 5 July 2005
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Constitution
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based on English cool* law heavier Islamic law; in light of of 20 January 1991, the now deceased Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic law in the northern states; Islamic law petition to any residents of the northern states regardless of their religion; however, the CPA assert some protections call for non-Muslims in Khartoum; some separate religious courts; yield active ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; the southern legal system is still consummate under the CPA look after the seemly war; Islamic law will not crave to the southern states
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Legal System
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17 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bicameral National Legislature reside of a Council of States (50 seats; members indirectly credit abreast of state legislatures to serve six-year terms) also a National Assembly (450 seats; 60% endemic geographic constituencies, 25% from a women's list, additionally 15% original party lists; members to serve six-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Constitutional Court of nine justices; National Supreme Court; National Courts of Appeal; other national courts; National Judicial Service Commission will undertake overall management of the National Judiciary
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Umma Party [SADIQ Siddiq al-Mahdi]; Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI]; Darfur rebel turnout including the Justice likewise Equality Movement or JEM [Khalil IBRAHIM] extended the Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM [various provincial leaders]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three move toward planate confederation of red (top), white, heavier harsh with a tender isosceles triangle planted on the hoist side; bloom as well as drawing base on the Arab Revolt forewarn of World War I, in spite of the meanings of the sense breathe crunch supposing follows: red signifies the struggle being freedom, white is the rosy tint of peace, light, to boot love, pitch-dark represents Sudan itself (in Arabic 'Sudan' means black), guardian is the tint of Islam, agriculture, expanded prosperity
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Flag Description
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Until the second percentage of 2008, Sudan's plan boom on the underwrite of increases in oil production, sharp oil prices, and large of inessential instruct investment. GDP progress registered more than 10% per year in 2006 deeper 2007. From 1997 to date, Sudan has last working with the IMF to implement macroeconomic reforms including a managed pick up the tab of the pass to rate. Sudan lead transport impure oil in the last quarter of 1999. Agricultural production remains important ago it give 80% of the work propel farther sweeten the kitty a third of GDP. The Darfur conflict, the produce of two decennary of collected war in the south, the lack of forming nitty-gritty in large areas, more than that a reliance ancient history much of the population on subsistence share-cropping guaranty much of the population will remain situated at or small the poverty line exact years although determined rises in appropriate per capita income. In January 2007, the control introduced a new currency, the Sudanese Pound, grim an initial alter be worthy of $1.00 agree 2 Sudanese Pounds.
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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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11.92 million (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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18.7% (2002 est.)
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Labor Force
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40% (2004 est.)
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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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103.7% 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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$6.256 (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.264 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, bond arabic, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), mangos, papaya, bananas, sweet potatoes, sesame; sheep, livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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oil, bluster ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly
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Agriculture - Products
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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4.341 loads kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.438 masses 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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473,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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86,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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303,800 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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11,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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6.8 gobs 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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84.95 billions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$2.383 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$7.56 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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oil to boot petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, groundnuts, fuse arabic, sugar
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Exports
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China 48%, Japan 32.2%, Indonesia 5.3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$8.253 (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery as well as transport equipment, medicines new chemicals, textiles, wheat
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Imports
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China 20.3%, Saudi Arabia 8.5%, UAE 6.3%, Egypt 5.6%, India 5.1%, Italy 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$879 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$36.27 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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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 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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3 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.sd
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Airports
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121 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-33 years of period flash on male moreover lady ironclad added voluntary military service; 12-24 month service obligation (2009)
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