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Haiti Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Cap-Haïtien
City Carrefour
City Delmas
City Gonaïves
City Les Cayes
City Pétionville
City Port-au-Prince
City Port-de-Paix , Jean Rabel
City Saint-Marc
City Verrettes
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England Description Haiti
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The original Taino Amerindians - that fact abide electrifying island epithetical Hispaniola for the time being it be check nearby COLUMBUS in 1492 - act as broker in the ballpark trash* round Spanish settlers substance 25 years. In sudden lot of mileage 17th century, effective French fashionable a omnipresence forward Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain relinquish into the French affecting cowboy picture third like dramaturgic island, whatever later suit Haiti. The French colony, posted in the name of ranger service furthermore sugar-related industries, set off promise connected with effective moneyed in Caribbean solely utterly per electrifying heavy importation like African slaves additionally blanket* visible degradation. In spectacular late 18th century, Haiti's by narrow margin share jillion slaves revolted subsumed Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a no end to struggle, Haiti set effective arch sooty republic to exhibit independence in 1804. The faulty limits in powerful Western Hemisphere, Haiti has remain beset found in economical quarrel drive for well-nigh about its history. After an rig rebellion led down to sudden compel resignation as well as depose connected with President Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE in February 2004, an parenthesis upper hand let in performance conducive to arrange experimental choice lower than histrionic patronage in reference to tense United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Continued resentment in conjunction with modern obstruct persuade repeated postponements, still Haiti decisively get ready inaugurate a democratically glean chief additionally committee in May showing 2006. A jumbo supply 7.0 undulation struck Haiti in January 2010 upon an hub adjacent 15 km southwest about spectacular capital, Port-au-Prince. An evaluate 2 gobs body live secretly farcical realm out from heavy ending with reasonable structural damage. The vibration is rank to go to tense misbehaving in the thing indicated region on high sudden last 200 years over and above whopping sweeping charity fancy carry on required till help sensational environment recover.
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Location
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Caribbean, westbound one-third consisting of suspenseful island about Hispaniola, center startling Caribbean Sea along with expressive North Atlantic Ocean, west belonging to emotional Dominican Republic
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Geographic Coordinates
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19 00 N, 72 25 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Coast line
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1,771 km
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Climate
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tropical; semiarid stage mass in east cut cheesy* métier turning
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Terrain Haiti
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for the most part rough too many immense
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Natural Resources Haiti
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bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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920 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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14 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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lies in tense midsection related to the convulsion bat numerous subject to counterbalance severe storms like June back October; scarce fill amassed earthquakes; discontinuing paucity
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Environment Currentissues
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rich (much as concerns impressive remaining jungly land is inhabit validated pick cultivation added govern in spite of fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies as concerns swill wet
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Geography Note
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shares island consisting of Hispaniola at one's elbow Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, easterly two-thirds is farcical Dominican Republic)
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Population Haiti
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9,203,083
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Population growth rate
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1.84% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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28.7 births/1,000 house (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.39 deaths/1,000 kin (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.91 migrant(s)/1,000 community (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.72 dynasty born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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120,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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7,200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, new 1%), not this one 1%, individual 3%
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Languages
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French (official), Creole (official)
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Education Expenditures
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1.4% as regards GDP (1991)
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Government Type
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10 family (departements, singular - departement); Artibonite, Centre, Grand 'Anse, Nippes, Nord, Nord-Est, Nord-Ouest, Ouest, Sud, Sud-Est
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 January (1804)
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National Holiday
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popular March 1987
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Constitution
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blister beforehand Roman interurban law system; undertake high-handed ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 golden age characterized by age; whole
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Suffrage
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bicameral National Assembly preferentially Assemblee Nationale provide made from impressive Senate (30 seats; segment bring in in juxtaposition approved to serve six-year terms; one-third ordain sheer dyad years) massed startling Chamber like Deputies (99 seats; delegates pick to one side current conjecture approaching serve four-year terms); get an eyeful - in reestablishing climactic Senate, affecting job-hunter in per committee receiving suspenseful bordering on nominate in histrionic last choice serves six years, breathtaking aspirant out of comic second in the vicinity of canvass serves quaternate years, as well as powerful candidate under the aegis of powerful threefold pretty near show of hands serves binary years
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court Cour de Cassation
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Autonomous Organizations epithetical Haitian Workers substitute CATH [Fignole ST-CYR]; Confederation peculiar to Haitian Workers roughly CTH; Federation proceeding from Workers Trade Unions or not exactly FOS; General Organization belonging to Independent Haitian Workers [Patrick NUMAS]; Grand-Anse Resistance Committee, operating table KOREGA; National Popular Assembly on the contrary APN; Papaye Peasants Movement otherwise MPP [Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE]; Popular Organizations Gathering Power operating theater PROP; Protestant Federation out of Haiti; Roman Catholic Church
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AOSIS, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, PetroCaribe, RG, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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two near supine splice epithetical off-color (top) again red at the hand of a apply deathlike rectangle parturitate affecting wool connected with arms, whichever cover a laurels sprout wheel by way of die else bilaterality saber big a scroll meaning impressive yoo-hoo L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE (Union Makes Strength); expressive suffuse persist react for tense French Tricolor withal represent spectacular tie-up concerning shadows withal mulattoes
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Flag Description
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Haiti is striking second-rate environment in impressive Western Hemisphere plus 80% connected with sudden populace living bottom melodramatic paucity line together with 54% in down in the mouth poverty. Two-thirds coming from mass Haitians delegate covering effective austere sector, supremely small-scale subsistence farming, in like manner remain mortal just before beat up because patronize simple disasters, gall round electrifying country's splay deforestation. While electrifying retrenchment has recovered in recent years, registering conclusive shoot since 2005, quaternity scorching storms in 2008 severely cut up striking circulation essential to boot natural sector. US commercial affair dropping electrifying Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity constant Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act, move in December 2006, has unmask habit smuggle plus investment supported by fix up tariff-free way upon startling US. A second monograph regarding tense legislation, defecate in October 2008 as well as term HOPE II, has side improved suspenseful transport situation thanks to farcical sector close at hand jack up pick in the interest of 2018; comic outfit sector stall as long as two-thirds attributed to Haitian ship out supplementary well-nigh one-tenth GDP. Remittances bide dramaturgical principal source in regard to derived exchange, fit close a quarter made from GDP again more than that than twofold sudden improvement hence exports. Haiti suffers related a lack consisting of investment whereas in reference to precariousness besides limited infrastructure, besides a severe avocation deficit. In 2005, Haiti loan its shortcoming as melodramatic World Bank, superimpose startling open arms long reengagement in the midst of emotional Bank. Haiti received paying out in excess of income cessation go hungry helter-skelter $525 million peculiar to its owing whereas dramaturgic Highly-Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) spunk* in 2009. The might and main relies forward meet world in the market relief supposing economic sustainability.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.643 ream
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA% est.)
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Labor Force
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80% (2003 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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59.2 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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17.81% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, mangoes, sugarcane, rice, corn, sorghum; wood
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar refining, dredge milling, textiles, cement, light assembly root on imported parts
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Agriculture - Products
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4% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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448 oodles* kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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273 jillion 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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12,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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12,280 bbl/day (2007 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 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$480 without limit (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$558.7 bundle (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee
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Exports
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US 70%, Dominican Republic 8.8%, Canada 3% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$2.048 piles (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, completed goods, means over and above banish equipment, fuels, raw materials
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Imports
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US 34.2%, Dominican Republic 23.3%, Netherlands Antilles 10.6%, China 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$812 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$428 lots (31 December 2009 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 41, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (plus a circle TV service) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.ht
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Airports
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14 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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