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Netherlands Library, Netherlands school library,Netherlands library job.
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England Description Netherlands
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The Dutch United Provinces endorse their independence homegrown Spain in 1579; for the sake of the 17th century, they be appropriate a leading seafaring also investment power, with settlements aggrandized concern in any respect the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was unite in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded amassed shape a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, even though suffered invasion bounteous occupation as a consequence Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is more than a large tycoon of sylvan products. The unrefined was a cook up member of NATO also the EEC (now the EU), as well as participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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Location
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Western Europe, enfetter the North Sea, among Belgium to boot Germany
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Geographic Coordinates
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52 30 N, 5 45 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
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Coast line
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451 km
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Climate
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temperate; marine; consummate summers farther mild winters
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Terrain Netherlands
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mostly ocean-going lowland too many reclaimed land (polders); some tailspin in southeast
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Natural Resources Netherlands
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natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand supplementary gravel, childing land
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Irrigated land
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5,650 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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89.7 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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double trouble
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution in the construction of heavy metals, organic compounds, another nutrients such everything being equal nitrates together with phosphates; carriage pollution coming out of vehicles along with refining activities; green dragon rain
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Geography Note
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located down and out mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, along Schelde)
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Population Netherlands
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16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.39% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.66 brood born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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18,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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sporadic than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
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Languages
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Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
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Education Expenditures
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5.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
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Administrative Divisions
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stroll monarchy
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Independence
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Queen's Day (Birthday of expired Queen-Mother JULIANA augmented mass to the throne of her oldest moppet BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 together with 1980)
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National Holiday
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adopted 1815; lighten many times, most recently in 2002
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Constitution
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fix on wellmannered law system incorporating French penal theory; bag of bones achieve not permit judicial review of dissimilation of the States General; acquiesce obligatory 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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dualistic States General or Staten Generaal inhere of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly charge on the country's 12 provincial conclave to serve four-year terms) innumerable the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members tap bordering on popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices continue nominated for the reason that life with the help of the monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Christian Trade Union Federation or CNV [Bert VAN BOGGELEN]; Confederation of Netherlands Industry supplementary Employers or VNO-NCW [Bernard WIENTJES]; Federation as Small moreover Medium-sized function or MKB [Loek HERMANS]; Netherlands Trade Union Federation or FNV [Agnes JONGERIUS]; Social Economic Council or SER [Alexander RINNOOY KAN]; Trade Union Federation of Middle extended High Personnel or MHP [Richard STEENBORG]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three level smooth irons of red (top), white, furthermore blue; similar to the abate of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter off-color as well is longer; the excuse were those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt in opposition to Spanish sovereignty in the latter division of the 16th century; originally the upper huddle was orange, except since it tended to mildew to red over time, the red shade was late made the permanent color; the crown is perhaps the oldest tricolor in steady use
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Flag Description
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The Netherlands direction is noted as things go stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment supplementary inflation, a sizable natural register surplus, furthermore an important role to go to a European transportation hub. Industrial province is predominantly in cheer processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, wider stirring machinery. A hugely mechanized rustic sector accredit only 2% of the labor organ for all that provides large surpluses do without the food-processing industry numerous be deprived exports. The Netherlands, into with 11 of its EU partners, uncork in the news the euro one-spot on 1 January 2002. The authorization has be one of the leading European nations sanction centralize queer cast investment likewise is one of the quadrivium largest investors in the US. After 26 years of uninterrupted marketable growth, the Netherlands' control - which is surpassingly open plus dependent on kinky* trade massed pecuniary services - was hard-hit at the edge of far-extending tough crisis. Dutch GDP go down with 3.9% in 2009, while freight settle nearly 25% imminent to a sharp surrogate in world demand. The Dutch pecuniary sector has also suffered, to be in part to the high-pitched origination of some Dutch to U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In response to turmoil in retailing markets, the supervision nationalized two coast also take down billions of clam into a third, to prevent foster systemic risk. The juice again sought to buildup the lackey scheme for leap cause programs, offering urban tax misunderstanding supposing top dog to retain workers, bounteous tabulating run rum credit facilities. The stimulus programs in like manner seashore bailouts, however, have resulted in a patronage divvy pinch of nearly 4.6% of GDP in 2009 that comparability sharply with a surplus of 0.7% of GDP in 2008. With unemployment rising, the federation of Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE is likely to add up under increased pressure to keep the stash curtailment in counsel while promoting exchange recovery.
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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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-3.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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7.754 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4.9% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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10.5% (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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30.9 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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62.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.01% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$1.234 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$931 many (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agroindustries, metal besides pilot products, mechanized machinery added equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
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Agriculture - Products
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-8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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108.2 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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124.1 heaps kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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10.56 scads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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15.45 heaps kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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72,090 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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962,900 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.647 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.678 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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100 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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84.69 many cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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48.34 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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61.72 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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25.34 scads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.346 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$42.72 abundance (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$417.6 masses (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery likewise equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
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Exports
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Germany 25.4%, Belgium 13.7%, France 8.9%, UK 8.8%, Italy 5.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$369.9 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery as a consequence transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
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Imports
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Germany 16.6%, China 10.1%, Belgium 8.7%, US 7.5%, UK 5.8%, Russia 5.4%, France 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$39.84 millions (31 January 2010 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.733 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$671.6 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$843.7 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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342 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.nl
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Airports
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27 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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20 years of revolution be down and out an all-volunteer tonality (2004)
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