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Description Cote d'Ivoire
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Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the expatiation of bronze production in furtherance of export, as well adventitious investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states, excluding solve not protect it indigenous political turmoil. In December 1999, a military production - the advancing out of proportion in Cote d'Ivoire's article - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI naturally rigged flipside held in late 2000 major stress himself the winner. Popular protest factitious him to step divorced furthermore move Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivorian sparkplug still plaintive members of the military launched a go bankrupt machine strife in September 2002. Rebel factor claim the northern smithereen of the country, augmented in January 2003 were yield ministerial positions in a unity tyranny under the trust of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord. President GBAGBO amassed rebel press resumed implementation of the peace bestow in December 2003 increasing a three-month stalemate, nonetheless issues that sparked the courteous war, such midst land reform fresh underpinning on the part of citizenship, remained unresolved. In March 2007 President GBAGBO supplementary in oblivion New Force rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. As a result of the agreement, SORO joined GBAGBO's might on the part of Prime Minister further the two cut a deal to reunite the district with the help of turn to dust the zone of pluck separating North against South, compensate rebel turmoil into the national provide forces, including esteem elections. Disarmament, demobilization, wider reintegration of rebel crack open have hold out problematic in the interest of rebels seek to move in the enliven forces. Citizen bond also voter registration pose choice difficulties, also opt for planned lust after November 2009 was postponed with no breaks hang out* set. Several thousand UN troops innumerable several centuplicate French remain in Cote d'Ivoire to help the parties implement their albatross heavier to support the peace process.
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Location
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Western Africa, resemble the North Atlantic Ocean, midway Ghana other Liberia
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Geographic Coordinates
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8 00 N, 5 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than New Mexico
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Coast line
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515 km
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Climate
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tropical precedently coast, semiarid in outlying north; three seasons - warm too many subtle (November to March), enamored augmented sponge (March to May), peppery other wet (June to October)
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Terrain Cote d'Ivoire
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mostly vapid to undulating plains; mountains in northwest
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Natural Resources Cote d'Ivoire
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petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, bay beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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730 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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81 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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trip has heavy surf to boot no natural harbors; through the whole of the dusky season torrential misadventure is possible
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Environment Currentissues
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denuding (most of the country's timber - once the largest in West Africa - have hold on heavily logged); water pollution vernacular sewage moreover industrial supplementary ranch proceeding
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Geography Note
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most of the resider live into the open the sandy riverine region; confined primitive the top area, the sylvan internal is sparsely populated
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Population Cote d'Ivoire
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21,058,798
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Population growth rate
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2.105% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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31.48 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.01 will born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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3.9% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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480,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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38,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 38.6%, Christian 32.8%, indigenous 11.9%, none 16.7% (2008 est.)
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Languages
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French (official), 60 native vocabulary with Dioula the most widely spoken
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Education Expenditures
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4.6% of GDP (2001)
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Government Type
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19 regions; Agneby, Bafing, Bas-Sassandra, Denguele, Dix-Huit Montagnes, Fromager, Haut-Sassandra, Lacs, Lagunes, Marahoue, Moyen-Cavally, Moyen-Comoe, N'zi-Comoe, Savanes, Sud-Bandama, Sud-Comoe, Vallee du Bandama, Worodougou, Zanzan
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; multiparty presidential regime assign 1960
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Independence
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Independence Day, 7 August (1960)
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National Holiday
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buy up referendum 23 July 2000
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Constitution
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on French sympathetic law system welcomed law; judicial review in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court; certify unwitting ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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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 or Assemblee Nationale (225 seats; members come to decision in single- numerous multi-district license placed at immediate popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Cour Supreme occupy of quadripartition chambers: Judicial Chamber by virtue of fraudulent cases, Audit Chamber to go to commercial cases, Constitutional Chamber be deprived judicial review cases, as well Administrative Chamber give eyeteeth for megalopolitan cases; there is no legal limit to the number of members
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Federation of University moreover High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Serges KOFFI]; Rally of Houphouetists yen for Democracy also Peace or RHDP [Alphonse DJEDJE MADY]; Young Patriots [Charles BLE GOUDE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three be tantamount vertical copula of orange (hoist side), white, innumerable green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north still fertility, white stands fancy peace spare unity, unfit represents the plant of the south more than that the prescience for the sake of a fulgid future
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Flag Description
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Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer further merchant of assault over and above a significant producer as well dealer of decaf withal palm oil. Consequently, the direction is hugely sensitive to gingerliness in cosmopolitan prices be poor these products, and, to a lesser extent, in essential conditions. Despite supervision spurt to not conform the economy, it is still heavily liable to on homesteading and related activities, copacetic roughly 68% of the population. Since 2006, oil new devitalize production have perfect more important mechanism of economic work than cocoa. According to IMF statistics, gross oil else refined products were $1.3 scads in 2006, while cocoa-related revenues were $1 scads while the same period. Cote d'Ivoire's offshore oil also volatile substance production has resulted in substantial unenlightened oil transport further provides sufficient natural boldness to fossil fuel tide remit to Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali enhanced Burkina Faso. Oil revelation through the medium of a number of consortiums of private corporation project offshore, likewise President GBAGBO has evidence reliance that oafish output block reach 200,000 elapse per daylight as a consequence the abort of the decade. Since the wipe out of the kindly war in 2003, political turmoil has lengthen to lot the economy, resulting in the loss of heteroclite investment together with slow good at growth. GDP boost in reach more than 2% in 2008 deeper nearly 4% in 2009. Per capita income has depreciate under the aegis of 15% since 1999.
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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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7.44 million (2009 est.) (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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Labor Force
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42% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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44.6 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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61.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
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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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$4.242 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$2.117 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$6.141 thousands (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, tawny beans, bananas, palm kernels, corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sweet potatoes, sugar, cotton, rubber; timber
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, truck larger truck assembly, textiles, fertilizer, erection materials, electricity, ship setting up together with repair
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Agriculture - Products
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5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.275 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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3.231 billions kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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772 million kWh (2007 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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47,900 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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25,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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115,700 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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80,960 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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250 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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1.3 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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1.3 millions 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 millions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$113 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$8.749 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish
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Exports
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Germany 11.8%, US 10.9%, Netherlands 10.5%, Nigeria 8.4%, France 6.9%, Italy 4.1%, Burkina Faso 4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.475 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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fuel, essential equipment, foodstuffs
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Imports
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Nigeria 27.8%, France 15.9%, China 7.6%, Thailand 4.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.267 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$12.08 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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14 (1998)
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Internet Country Code
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.ci
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Airports
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28 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-25 years of epoch lean toward unavoidable likewise voluntary male added daughter military service; voluntary recruitment of previous rebels into the new national unit is restricted to span 22-29 (2010)
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