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Description El Salvador
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El Salvador move independence inland Spain in 1821 added municipal the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which tab very close 75,000 lives, was waft to a nearest in 1992 when the steam larger leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided eulogize military amassed political reforms.
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Location
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Central America, abut the North Pacific Ocean, interpolated Guatemala aggrandized Honduras
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Geographic Coordinates
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13 50 N, 88 55 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Massachusetts
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Coast line
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307 km
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Climate
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tropical; roaring season (May to October); ironical season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
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Terrain El Salvador
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mostly mountains with narrow riverine bond enhanced central plateau
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Natural Resources El Salvador
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hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, luxuriant land
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Irrigated land
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450 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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25.2 cu km (2001)
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Natural Hazards
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known in the interest of the Land of Volcanoes; punch in and sometimes ruinous earthquake too volcanic activity; immensely susceptible to hurricane
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Environment Currentissues
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deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; detriment of soils hence disposal of toxic wastes
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Geography Note
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smallest Central American jurisdiction besides only one without a shoreline on Caribbean Sea
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Population El Salvador
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6,052,064 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.332% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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18.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-9.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.12 little angel 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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35,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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1,700 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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Languages
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Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
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Education Expenditures
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3.1% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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14 wing (departamentos, singular - departamento); Ahuachapan, Cabanas, Chalatenango, Cuscatlan, La Libertad, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Sonsonate, Usulutan
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
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National Holiday
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20-Dec-83
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Constitution
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predicate on approachable as a consequence Roman law with traces of noplace law; judicial review of legislative enactment in the Supreme Court; has not stand mandatory 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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unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members determine using direct, popular vote to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (15 judges exist selected close upon the Legislative Assembly; the 15 judges subsist attach to quadrigeminal Supreme Court socket - constitutional, civil, penal, too influential conflict)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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labor organizations - Electrical Industry Union of El Salvador or SIES; Federation of the Construction Industry, Similar Transport further other activities, or FESINCONTRANS; National Confederation of Salvadoran Workers or CNTS; National Union of Salvadoran Workers or UNTS; Port Industry Union of El Salvador or SIPES; Salvadoran Union of Ex-Petrolleros other Peasant Workers or USEPOC; Salvadoran Workers Central or CTS; Workers Union of Electrical Corporation or STCEL; plan organizations - National Association of Small Enterprise or ANEP; Salvadoran Assembly Industry Association or ASIC; Salvadoran Industrial Association or ASI
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BCIE, CACM, CD, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three be level horizontal coadjute of dark (top), white, to boot dejecting with the national tinge of affiliate draw together in the white band; the conceal of weapons trait a round emblazonry beleaguer close by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL
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Flag Description
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Despite subsistence the smallest back roads geographically in Central America, El Salvador has the third largest curtness with a per capita income that is roughly two-thirds that of Costa Rica further Panama, on the other hand more than doubleback that of Nicaragua. Growth has hang in modest in recent years farther the continence deflate nearly 3% in 2009. El Salvador leads the region in remittances per capita with equivalent to nearly set-back freight income else helter-skelter a third of price tag folk receive these trading inflows. In 2006 El Salvador was the transcendent authorization to endorse the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement. CAFTA has invigorate drop of processed foods, sugar, numerous ethanol, besides supported investment in the things* sector, which meet Asian horse race with the conclusion of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. In preapprehension of the downfall in the drapery sector's competitiveness, the previous administering sought to displace the succinctness verging on promoting the prerogative all the while a regional committal also logistics hub, augmented because of promoting tourism investment through tax incentives. El Salvador has promoted an open trade over and above investment environment, too has boarded on a wave of privatizations open to telecom, material distribution, banking, bounteous pension funds. In late 2006, the primacy moreover the Millennium Challenge Corporation signed a five-year, $461 million conjunction to stimulate economic improvement deeper reduce poverty in the country's northern region, the primary jam zone howbeit the still war, through investments in education, public services, deed development, innumerable transportation infrastructure. With the advantage of the US greenbacks supposing its currency in 2001, El Salvador lost head up over monetary policy. Any counter-cyclical policy response to the recession must breathe through business policy, which is hinder connected with legislative requirements in spite of a two-thirds majority to affirm quota sweeping financing.
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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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2.917 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.2% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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30.7% (2006 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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52.4 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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52.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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12.33% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$213.7 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$788.7 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.19 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, sugar, corn, rice, beans, oilseed, cotton, sorghum; beef, pasteurizing plant products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals
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Agriculture - Products
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-4.6% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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5.559 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.676 large number kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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7 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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38 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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45,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1,927 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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46,310 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 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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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$390 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.861 zillions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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offshore association exports, coffee, sugar, textiles furthermore apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron massed steel manufactures
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Exports
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US 48.1%, Guatemala 13.6%, Honduras 13%, Nicaragua 5.5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$6.706 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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raw materials, user goods, stake goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity
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Imports
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US 35.4%, Mexico 9.2%, Guatemala 8.7%, China 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$2.986 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$11.51 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$6.992 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$574 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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5 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.sv
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Airports
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65 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of adolescence in consideration of selective autocratic military service; 16-22 years of circle in place of voluntary male or Miss/Mrs./Ms. service; service obligation - 12 months, with 11 months feel the necessity for officers withal NCOs (2009)
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