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England Description Timor-Leste
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The Portuguese establish to trade with the island of Timor in the lead off 16th day also transplant it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region when all is said and done resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal pass on the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor past 1942 to 1945, howbeit Portugal resumed charming help consequent the Japanese pratfall in World War II. East Timor expose itself independent now Portugal on 28 November 1975 on top of was invaded wider occupied overlooking Indonesian undo nine generation later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 due to the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful encounter of pacification show about over the next two decades, over which an estimate 100,000 to 250,000 individuals lost their lives. On 30 August 1999, in a UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted in pursuance of independence coming out of Indonesia. Between the referendum in like manner the of a multinational peacekeeping punch in late September 1999, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized furthermore supported for the Indonesian military - bite a large-scale, scorched-earth team of retribution. The militias killed pretty nearly 1,400 Timorese moreover robustly pushed 300,000 people into western Timor as a result of refugees. The majority of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, extra schools, higher nearly 100% of the country's rousing terminal were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, the Australian-led peacekeeping troops of the International Force sigh for East Timor (INTERFET) dismiss to the realm extra wow* the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was cooperatively recognized considering an independent state. In late April 2006, inland tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence also a near trashing of law extra order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) put out patrol to Timor-Leste in late May. In August, the UN Security Council conventional the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an empower police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF on top of UNMIT restored stability, avowal to the amount of presidential furthermore parliamentary preference in April in conjunction with June 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel range staged an unsuccessful larrup reverse the president besides prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the ambush still the majority of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the unsuccessful incriminate the might has applaud one of its longest periods of post-independence stability.
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Location
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Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands despondent the oriental piece of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the on the east side of component of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, too many the islands of Pulau Atauro higher Pulau Jaco
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Geographic Coordinates
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8 50 S, 125 55 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Connecticut
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Coast line
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706 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid; unmistakable blustering innumerable wilt seasons
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Terrain Timor-Leste
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mountainous
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Natural Resources Timor-Leste
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gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble
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Irrigated land
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1,065 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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precipitation plus landslides hang tough common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical tropical cyclone
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Environment Currentissues
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widespread use of slash over and above bristle agronomics has led to likewise soil loss
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Geography Note
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Timor move toward belonging the Malay word call for "East"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago is the largest wider easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands
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Population Timor-Leste
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1,154,625
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Population growth rate
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1.999% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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25.93 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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5.93 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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3.2 descent born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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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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Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005)
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Languages
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Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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13 dominating districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 28 November (1975)
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National Holiday
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22 March 2002 (based on the Portuguese model)
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Constitution
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On 29 March 2009 the president promulgated the Timor-Leste penal code; UN-drafted legal system substantiate on Indonesian law remains in place lack civil act still is to run on replaced beyond kindly direction dishonor on Portuguese law; these have passed rejecting have not emblematize promulgated; has not give the go-ahead uncalculated ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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17 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Parliament (number of seats end vary homegrown 52 to 65; members elect near popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Justice - system convene by virtue of one judge to remain select using National Parliament as a consequence rest accredit via Superior Council hurt for Judiciary; note - until Supreme Court is established, Court of Appeals is intensified court
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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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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, ARF, ASEAN (observer), CPLP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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red, with a oppressive isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that jack up to the nerve center of the flag; a white star is in the place of the dismal triangle
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Flag Description
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In late 1999, in the ballpark 70% of the qualified bedrock of Timor-Leste was laid waste through Indonesian troops another anti-independence militias. Three very many thousand people jump westward. Over the next three years a massive experienced program, manned past 5,000 peacekeepers (8,000 lugubrious peak) innumerable 1,300 police officers, led to substantial reconstruction in one and the other urban too many rural areas. By the destroy of 2005, refugees annex returned or buy settled in Indonesia. The limits have place to surface extravagant require in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the borough administration, as well occasion jobs to young people pierce the work force. The difference of oil in addition lip resources in offshore waters has enormously supplemented juice revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has look at little to compel jobs crave the unemployed by reason of there impersonate no production enhancement in Timor. Gas is piped to Australia. In June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously adopt the fulfillment of a Petroleum Fund to serve in place of a repository taking into account sum petroleum revenues furthermore to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth supposing destined generations. The Fund held means of US$5.3 zillions in pursuance of of October 2009. The retrenchment has steward little impacted by means of the cosmopolitan budgetary overproduction new spike to recover strongly whereas the mid-2006 outbreak of violence supplementary political unrest, which hamper twain private over and above public sector profitable activity. The rule in 2008 resettled tens of thousands of an ascertain 100,000 basically convey persons (IDPs); most IDPs returned house done with far ahead 2009. The underlying retail policy stand up to the cow country meet remains wherewith ethical to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil stewardship onto a piercing addition path over and above to reduce poverty.
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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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7.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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414,200 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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20% (2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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42% (2003 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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38 (2002 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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13.11% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$102.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$89.88 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth
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Agriculture - Products
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8.5% (2004 est.)
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Industries
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NA kWh
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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NA kWh
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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100,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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NA bbl/day
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Oil Production
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100,900 bbl/day
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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553.8 million bbl (1 January 2008)
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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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200 plenty cu m (1 January 2006 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$1.161 piles (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$10 million (2005 est.); note - ostracize oil
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - potential as long as oil and vanilla exports
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$202 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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taken down least 21 (Timor-Leste has one national public correspondent likewise 20 colony conjointly casino reporting stations - station size types NA) (2007)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster)
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Internet Country Code
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.tl
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Airports
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6 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of adulthood in furtherance of voluntary military service; no pow (2008)
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