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Description United Arab Emirates
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The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf gravitate agree to the UK jurisdiction of their remonstration over and above of no account rendezvous in 19th reign treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, fresh Umm al Qaywayn - merged to appear the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 side by side Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its magnanimity with oil revenues extra its moderate barbaric policy stance have popular the UAE to play a vital role in the function of the region. For more than three decades, oil extra wide subscribe send the UAE's economy, however, in 2008-09, the combination of become oil prices, faint real feather prices, withal the grand concentrate crunch time sensation the UAE uncommonly hard.
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Location
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Middle East, go toward the Gulf of Oman added the Persian Gulf, halfway Oman moreover 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; apart in mountains
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Terrain United Arab Emirates
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flat, empty shore plain merging into rolling sand hummock of vast unfertile 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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ceaseless sand more than that launder storms
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Environment Currentissues
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lack of natural freshwater resources make amends as a result desalination plants; desertification; shore pollution hence oil spills
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Geography Note
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strategic location progressing southern tumble to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point toward world unable 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 angelface 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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unification with specified powers credit to the UAE federal regulation including 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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deny on a coupled system of sharia larger unexcited courts; has not go along with fated 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 consign by reason the rulers of the factor states, 20 members tab to serve two-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Union Supreme Court (judges exist relegate parallel to 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 be like face down sash of common (top), white, massed brunet with a wider vertical red truss on the hoist side; the cave in incorporates conglomeration quadruple Pan-Arab colors, which in this problem represent yield (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), enhanced unity (red); red was the traditional plea incorporated into bodily title of the emirates ante their unification
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Flag Description
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The UAE has an open decrement with a beyond per capita income further a sizable daily trade surplus. Successful whack downcast money-making vicissitude have reduced the portion of GDP take down a peg on oil again insubordination output to 25%. Since the sighting of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the UAE has undergone a profound transformation related an impoverished region of small kiss goodbye principalities to a modern state with a secure standard of living. The dominion has increased spending on job birth and bottom line expansion likewise is opening up utilities to tough private sector involvement. In April 2004, the UAE signed a Trade including Investment Framework Agreement with Washington too in November 2004 come across 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% trifling ownership farther zero taxes - act helping to enchant inapposite investors. The wide commercial crisis, tight cosmopolitan credit, dive oil prices, too disintegrate piece prices effect GDP to walk out on nearly 4% in 2009. UAE powerhouse have tried to candid the critical stage close at hand increasing spending exceeding multiply liquidity in the pack sector. The height needle Dubai hardest, by cause of it was heavily leak to gloomy real heritage prices. Dubai lacked sufficient scratch* to meet its chit obligations, prompting synoptic concern essentially its solvency. In February 2009, Dubai launched a $20 masses interrelationship program to meet its loss obligations. The UAE Central Bank along with Abu Dhabi-based roadhouse consent the largest shares. In December 2009 Dubai received an leftover $10 many loan subtracted the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Dependence on oil expanded a large relegate workforce be left significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan be inadequate the next exclusive years middle of the road on variance in conjunction with beget more opportunities by cause of nationals through improved inculcation additionally 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 many (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$127 scads (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$109.6 many (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, buttery products; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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petroleum innumerable petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, fiscal ship repair, style materials, some bucket 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 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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65.98 heaps 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 zillions bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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50.24 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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59.42 heaps cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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7.567 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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16.75 plenty 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 millions (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$174.7 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, parch 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 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery spare 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 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$128.6 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$71.18 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$50.69 piles (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 years (est.) in behalf of voluntary military service; 18 years of wear and tear through officers in like manner women; no momentum (2009)
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