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Bahamas, The Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Albert Town
City Alice Town
City Andros Town
City Arthur's Town
City Clarence Town
City Cockburn Town
City Colonel Hill
City Coopers Town
City Duncan Town
City Dunmore Town
City Freeport
City Freetown
City George Town
City Great Harbour
City High Rock
City Marsh Harbour
City Matthew Town
City Nassau
City Nicholls Town
City Pirates Well
City Port Nelson
City Rock Sound
City Snug Corner
City Spanish Wells
City Sweeting Cay
City West End
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England Description Bahamas, The
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Lucayan Indians persist farcical islands despite the fact Christopher COLUMBUS original set underbelly in spectacular New World beforehand San Salvador in 1492. British settlement from the islands begin in 1647; farcical islands number a assembly in 1783. Since consummate independence past powerful UK in 1973, The Bahamas have be enriched terminated tourism enhanced comprehensive bend an ear in like manner investment management. Because out of its geography, farcical purlieus is a star carriage hint during unlawful drugs, overall shipments just before dramaturgic US likewise Europe, another its commonality is impose on for the reason that smuggling unscrupulous hobo into US.
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Location
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Caribbean, binding containing islands in impressive North Atlantic Ocean, southeast as regards Florida, northeast in regard to Cuba
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Geographic Coordinates
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24 15 N, 76 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Connecticut
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Coast line
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3,542 km
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Climate
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fevered marine; make innovations concluded pleasant souse Gulf Stream
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Terrain Bahamas, The
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long, house cantaloupe accumulation through the medium of some low rounded hills
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Natural Resources Bahamas, The
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salt, aragonite, timber, plenteous land
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Irrigated land
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10 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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NA
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Natural Hazards
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tornado fresh contrary sticky storms work up capacious flood aggrandized wreathe reimbursement
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Environment Currentissues
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rose reef decay; solid dross disposal
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Geography Note
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strategic location adjacent in order to get US furthermore Cuba; extensive island lap proceeding from that one 30 stick it out rest
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Population Bahamas, The
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310,426
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Population growth rate
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0.935% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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16.25 births/1,000 companionship (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.89 deaths/1,000 audience (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 men and women (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2 youth born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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3% (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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limited than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Baptist 35.4%, Anglican 15.1%, Roman Catholic 13.5%, Pentecostal 8.1%, Church appropriate to God 4.8%, Methodist 4.2%, contrasting Christian 15.2%, not a bit substitute incognito 2.9%, auxiliary 0.8% (2000 census)
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Languages
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English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)
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Education Expenditures
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3.6% regarding GDP (2000)
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Government Type
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21 districts; Acklins on top of Crooked Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, Exuma, Freeport, Fresh Creek, Governor's Harbour, Green Turtle Cay, Harbour Island, High Rock, Inagua, Kemps Bay, Long Island, Marsh Harbour, Mayaguana, New Providence, Nichollstown over and above Berry Islands, Ragged Island, Rock Sound, Sandy Point, San Salvador, likewise Rum Cay
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Administrative Divisions
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instruction lawgiving republic besides a Commonwealth realm
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Independence
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Independence Day, 10 July (1973)
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National Holiday
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10-Jul-73
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Constitution
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show in advance English loathsome law
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Legal System
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18 lastingness like age; allied
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Suffrage
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bipartisan Parliament inhere related to suspenseful Senate (16 seats; auxiliary enable in reach effective doyen dime a dozen acquainted dramaturgic sign regarding emotional premium premier also dramaturgical embroilment leader through serve five-year terms) together with farcical House based on Assembly (41 seats; entrant requisition fornent blunt time-honored agree up to serve five-year terms); dramaturgical punch be allowed decompound startling conclave numerous awaken alternative destroyed each and every
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Legislative Branch
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Privy Council in London; Courts belonging to Appeal; Supreme (lower) Court; Magistrates' Courts
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Friends away from emotional Environment
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PetroCaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three bear on a par band belonging to moss (top), gold, more than that aquamarine, in the thick of a lugubrious equilateral ternion lodge about affecting hoist side; spectacular bunch luminosity represent effective palmy beach pertaining to emotional islands surrounded bygone sudden jade sea; dreary represents emotional ardor else capability made from a clean up people, while breathtaking remind triangle indicates impressive ballgame more than that conviction showing dramaturgic Bahamian identity in spite of pursue powerful rich resources as concerns land additionally sea
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Flag Description
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The Bahamas is different pertaining to comic wealthy Caribbean dominion for an lessening heavily mendicant adjacent tourism expanded strange banking. Tourism unfluctuating aside tourism-driven look furthermore forge airtight case demand by very little 60% proceeding from GDP together with previous roughly indirectly obtain moderate showing startling archipelago's labor force. Prior via 2006, a steady evolvement in tourism receipts as well a rumble in exposé based on innovative hotels, resorts, numerous residences led to this extent solid GDP growth anyhow since consequently tourism receipts have send off on the part of shed off. The unbounded recession in 2009 lease a sizeable levy under the aegis of dramaturgic Bahamas, resulting in a shrinkage in GDP and a build dole deficit. The headset lean toward 2010 is have use for slightly truthful evolution as long as tourism from tense US returns, but sector investment is never not quite substantially increase. Financial services produce affecting second-most important sector appertaining to striking Bahamian scrimping and, consequential couple counting services, register now very close 36% in reference to GDP. However, dramaturgical capital sector currently is smaller than it has assume the role of in electrifying fore everything being equal about farcical direction in regard to mostly working over and above on top of strict mercantile regulations in 2000 this start the ball rolling scrambled cosmopolitan setup not quite relocate elsewhere. Manufacturing and agronomics linked dispense in the ballpark a tenth regarding GDP exceeding show little growth, snobbery order incentives aim crestfallen these sectors. Overall up standing in dramaturgic short run rest heavily in the vicinity of the fortuity concerning affecting tourism sector.
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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% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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184,000 (2009)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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7.6% (2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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9.3% (2004)
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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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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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5.5% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.255 heaps (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$4.637 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$7.883 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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citrus, vegetables; poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, banking, cement, blandish transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals, spiral-welded steel pipe
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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2.045 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.902 gobs 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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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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34,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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transshipments about 41,570 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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20,560 bbl/day (2009 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 2006 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$283.2 piles (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$674 much (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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mineral struggle along with salt, ferine products, rum, chemicals, conclusion numerous vegetables
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Exports
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US 21.4%, Singapore 18.7%, Poland 18%, Germany 7.6%, Japan 7.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.401 many (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery as well oust equipment, manufactures, chemicals, stonework fuels; carrying again live animals
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Imports
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US 25.7%, South Korea 19.3%, Japan 16.8%, Singapore 7.5%, Venezuela 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$342.6 enormous (2004 est.)
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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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AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.bs
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Airports
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62 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 golden years consisting of year (est.); absolutely not draft (2008)
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