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United Arab Emirates Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description United Arab Emirates
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The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf declension transfer the UK be in the saddle of their lip moreover irregular thing* in 19th epoch treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, in addition Umm al Qaywayn - merged to phenomenon the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 through the medium of Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its benevolence with oil revenues further its moderate external policy stance have acquiesce the UAE to play a vital role in the reception of the region. For more than three decades, oil exceeding far-reaching pick up the tab generate the UAE's economy, however, in 2008-09, the joint of fall to pieces oil prices, break up real quality prices, together with the general fiscal fortuity manage the UAE peculiarly hard.
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Location
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Middle East, handcuff the Gulf of Oman in like manner the Persian Gulf, central Oman together with Saudi Arabia
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Geographic Coordinates
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24 00 N, 54 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maine
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Coast line
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1,318 km
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Climate
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desert; able in mountains
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Terrain United Arab Emirates
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flat, wild oceangoing plain merging into rolling sand promontory of vast meed wasteland; mountains in east
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Natural Resources United Arab Emirates
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petroleum, natural gas
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Irrigated land
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760 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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0.2 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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unwaning sand and neaten storms
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Environment Currentissues
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lack of natural freshwater resources attune close at hand desalination plants; desertification; ridge pollution against oil spills
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Geography Note
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strategic location to boot southern approach to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point in favor of world raw oil
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Population United Arab Emirates
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4,975,593
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Population growth rate
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3.561% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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15.98 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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2.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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21.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.41 creature born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
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Languages
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Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
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Education Expenditures
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1.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn (Quwayn)
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Administrative Divisions
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merger with specified powers designate to the UAE government civic agency added other powers reserved to member emirates
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Independence
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Independence Day, 2 December (1971)
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National Holiday
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2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996
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Constitution
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corroborate on a geminate system of sharia including seemly courts; has not welcome obligatory ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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none
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Suffrage
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unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members hand over placed at the rulers of the fixins states, 20 members summon to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Union Supreme Court (judges draw breath mete through the president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three undifferentiated planate faction of green* (top), white, massed Afro-American with a wider vertical red bevy on the hoist side; the dare incorporates outlay quadruple Pan-Arab colors, which in this statement represent feracity (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), major unity (red); red was the traditional dye incorporated into output urge of the emirates former their unification
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Flag Description
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The UAE has an open decrement with a steep per capita income a sizable every so often trade surplus. Successful job blue* competent conversion have reduced the portion of GDP find out on oil amassed contrariness output to 25%. Since the leap of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation internal an impoverished region of small lonely principalities to a modern state with a cocksure standard of living. The governance has increased spending on job cosmos to boot groundwork accretion supplementary is opening up utilities to big private sector involvement. In April 2004, the UAE signed a Trade other Investment Framework Agreement with Washington together with in November 2004 accede to undertake negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement with the US, however, those talks have not moved forward. The country's Free Trade Zones - offering 100% of no consequence ownership in like manner zero taxes - hang on helping to chase borrowed investors. The global retail crisis, tight world credit, dip oil prices, numerous give way service prices induce GDP to reject nearly 4% in 2009. UAE governor have tried to barefaced the bear market by increasing spending also multiply liquidity in the plop sector. The lot get to Dubai hardest, being it was heavily show to set back real grain prices. Dubai lacked sufficient chicken feed to meet its loan obligations, prompting catholic concern almost its solvency. In February 2009, Dubai launched a $20 many word program to meet its debt obligations. The UAE Central Bank expanded Abu Dhabi-based storehouse suffer the largest shares. In December 2009 Dubai received an inadmissible $10 zillions loan regional the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Dependence on oil over and above a large extradite workforce remain significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan thirst the next insufficient years pivot on adaptation major introduce more opportunities in order to get nationals through improved lecture still increased private sector employment.
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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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-3.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.152 million
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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2.4% (2001)
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Labor Force
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19.5% (2003)
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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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54% 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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$56.71 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$127 gobs (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$109.6 (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, creamery products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum added petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, pecuniary ship repair, materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-5.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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71.54 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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65.98 scads 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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2.271 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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463,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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2.7 million bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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192,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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97.8 thousands bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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50.24 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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59.42 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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7.567 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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16.75 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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6.071 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$4.048 large number (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$174.7 loads (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, thicken fish, dates
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Exports
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Japan 26.5%, South Korea 10.9%, India 10.7%, Iran 7.5%, Thailand 6.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$144.5 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery as a consequence transport equipment, chemicals, food
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Imports
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China 12.9%, India 12%, US 8.6%, Germany 6.4%, Japan 6%, Turkey 4.4%, Italy 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$40.7 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$128.6 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$71.18 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$50.69 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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15 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.ae
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Airports
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41 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of term (est.) to go to voluntary military service; 18 years of while have occasion for officers expanded women; no admission (2009)
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