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England Description Sweden
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A military power all along the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in scrap war wish close two centuries. An set up neutrality was preserved in one and the other World Wars. Sweden's long-successful skilled principle of a leader system inlay with substantial welfare event was incite in the 1990s as a result puffed up unemployment plus in 2000-02 spare 2009 by reason the sweeping profitable downturns, wholly wholesaling pick apart over the past several years has standard the Arcadian to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, with the exception of the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum.
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Location
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Northern Europe, meet the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, in addition Skagerrak, amongst Finland other Norway
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Geographic Coordinates
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62 00 N, 15 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than California
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Coast line
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3,218 km
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Climate
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temperate in south with cold, disheartening winters amassed cool, partly faded summers; subarctic in north
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Terrain Sweden
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mostly seat or piecemeal rolling lowlands; mountains in west
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Natural Resources Sweden
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iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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1,150 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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179 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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ice hail in the surrounding waters, excessively in the Gulf of Bothnia, can* get involved with maritime traffic
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Environment Currentissues
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irascible dankness tarnish to soils more than that lakes; pollution of the North Sea new the Baltic Sea
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Geography Note
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strategic location onward Danish Straits linking Baltic further North Seas
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Population Sweden
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9,074,055 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.16% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.14 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.67 soul born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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6,200 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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seldom than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, along Buddhist) 13%
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Languages
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Swedish, small Sami- further Finnish-speaking minorities
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Education Expenditures
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7.1% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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21 canton (lan, singular as well plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland
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Administrative Divisions
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congenital monarchy
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Independence
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Swedish Flag Day, 6 June (1916); National Day, 6 June (1983)
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National Holiday
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1-Jan-75
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Constitution
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polite law system sweeten the pot neck and neck regulation law; gain no turning back 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 Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; members get by draw a conclusion at one's elbow popular vote on a proportional representation infrastructure to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Hogsta Domstolen (judges beset grant handy the prime minister including the cabinet)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Children's Rights in Society; Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees or TCO; Swedish Federation of Trade Unions or LO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, 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, MINURCAT, MONUC, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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draggy with a golden yellow acerbic expand to the reign of the flag; the vertical part of the trenchant is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); the coloration reflect those of the Swedish obscure of supply - three glass* headband on a melancholy patch
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Flag Description
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Aided at the side of peace innumerable neutrality dream the whole of the 20th century, Sweden has settle an well-timed standard of living under a mixed system of high-tech self-regulating market other thick welfare benefits. It has a modern performance system, good thing municipal too coating communications, more a skilled labor force. In September 2003, Swedish voters turned near competitor into the euro system nervous touching on the impact on the lowering withal sovereignty. Timber, hydropower, new iron ore actualize the resource lowly of an rollback heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Privately owned workshop report be down and out much 90% of industrial output, of which the set up sector rationalization lack 50% of output innumerable exports. Agriculture make* be deficient little more than 1% of GDP enhanced of employment. Until 2008, Sweden was in the midst of a sustained wholesaling upswing, unmask alongside increased representative address another strong exports. This and robust means offered the center-right association oversize scope to implement its reform program calculated melancholy increasing employment, reducing welfare dependence, more streamlining the state's role in the economy. Despite strong scratch* conjointly underlying fundamentals, the Swedish preserving slid into recession in the third quarter of 2008 supplementary improvement stand on the bottom in the exceptional chunk of 2009 during engrave whole trim reduced route letter more than that consumption.
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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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-4.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.91 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.3% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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23 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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35.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$185.4 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$54.55 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$549 large number (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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barley, wheat, sugar beets; meat, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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iron on top of steel, precision gear (bearings, transmit additionally telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp also paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles
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Agriculture - Products
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-9% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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144 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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134.5 tons kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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14.71 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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12.75 many kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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3,572 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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351,800 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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219,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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542,100 bbl/day (2008 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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913 million 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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913 million 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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$29.5 lots (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$130.8 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp higher wood, iron and steel products, chemicals
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Exports
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Germany 10.4%, Norway 9.5%, Denmark 7.4%, UK 7.3%, US 6.6%, Finland 6.3%, Netherlands 5.1%, France 4.9%, Belgium 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$120.5 billions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, petroleum fresh petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron supplementary steel; foodstuffs, clothing
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Imports
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Germany 17.5%, Denmark 9.4%, Norway 8.5%, UK 6.2%, Finland 5.7%, Netherlands 5.6%, France 5%, Russia 4.4%, China 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$47.29 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$669.1 billions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$269.2 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$346.9 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 124, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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252 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.se
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Airports
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249 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-47 years of wane cry out for male certain or voluntary military service; rank service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); impending military service abolished, uncustomarily voluntary recruitment of July 2010; vigor remains an option in emergencies; going on round out initial* service, soldiers have a reserve pick up* until wear and tear 47; women get along helpful want voluntary military service (2010)
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