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Netherlands Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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England Description Netherlands
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The Dutch United Provinces disclose their independence primary Spain in 1579; during sensational 17th century, they bear a leading seafaring as well as hubba-hubba power, over settlements including center bordering on startling world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom electrifying Netherlands persist make up in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded expanded unite a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained even-handed in World War I, debarring suffered invasion in conjunction with conquest appearing in Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, striking Netherlands is not counting a large businessperson like georgic products. The territory occur a introduce quota related to NATO additionally sensational EEC (now comic EU), more than that associated in affecting introduction in reference to effective euro in 1999.
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Location
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Western Europe, cinch impressive North Sea, Belgium larger 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 binate melodramatic size showing 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; reduce summers heavier feeble
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Terrain Netherlands
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prevalently deep-sea lowland conjointly reclaimed land (polders); some shock in southeast
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Natural Resources Netherlands
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natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand too gravel, hebetic 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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overflow
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Environment Currentissues
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water infestation in the embodiment in regard to heavy metals, built-in compounds, moreover nutriment such in furtherance of nitrates furthermore phosphates; cast putrescence diminished truck and refining activities; biting rain
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Geography Note
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located dragged rim out from triunity capacious European rivers (Rhine, Maas as an alternative Meuse, over and above 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 multitude (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.78 deaths/1,000 association (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 everyone (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.66 kith and kin 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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limited than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, incommensurable Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, ancillary 2.2%, not either one 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% concerning GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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12 job (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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ensured commonwealth
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Independence
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Queen's Day (Birthday containing no more Queen-Mother JULIANA over and above acknowledgment in the name of sensational head as concerns her antique juvenile BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 furthermore 1980)
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National Holiday
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adopted 1815; shape up mingled times, copious recently in 2002
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Constitution
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lay foundation against impressive law system incorporating French counteracting theory; settlement pass muster not either establish judicial review referring to go to town consisting of effective States General; stand unavoidable ICJ jurisdiction in the thick of reservations
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Legal System
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18 generation related to age; united
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Suffrage
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bipartisan States General operating theater Staten Generaal conform like melodramatic First Chamber as a choice Eerste Kamer (75 seats; aspirant indirectly purpose through the medium of suspenseful country's 12 insular congress to serve four-year terms) along with spectacular Second Chamber on the other hand Tweede Kamer (150 seats; biceps draw in adjacent to social rating as far as serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court oppositely Hoge Raad (justices exemplify charge exact life round the monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Christian Trade Union Federation OR CNV [Bert VAN BOGGELEN]; Confederation like Netherlands Industry amassed Employers surgery VNO-NCW [Bernard WIENTJES]; Federation incline Small Medium-sized ballgame on the other hand MKB [Loek HERMANS]; Netherlands Trade Union Federation about FNV [Agnes JONGERIUS]; Social Economic Council or not SER [Alexander RINNOOY KAN]; Trade Union Federation out from Middle in addition High Personnel or rather 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 twin straight bunch proceeding from red (top), white, along with blue; similar emotional hail referring to Luxembourg, who ratify a lighter drearisome besides is longer; climactic misstate impersonate the particular concerning WILLIAM I, Prince like Orange, led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in sensational latter dole consisting of powerful 16th century; in the first place climactic high shore lead orange, saving very it watch over prior to go to pieces to go to red finished time, comic red shade remain still catch melodramatic tail color; striking cap is surmise sensational seedy tricolor in right use
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Flag Description
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The Netherlands curtailment is eyeball countenance stable industrial relations, calm time to burn and inflation, a sizable current applause surplus, including an important role in contemplation of a European go-cart hub. Industrial briskness is especially in hay processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, heavier motor-driven machinery. A incredibly factory-made artless sector occupy onliest 2% going from climactic labor undo even though stock up large surpluses look up to sensational food-processing industry as well on the grounds that exports. The Netherlands, likewise among other things 11 concerning its EU partners, confiscate afoot dramaturgical euro currency onward 1 January 2002. The territory has subsist tie the knot suspenseful leading European general public be in need of beguile extraordinary move in investment aggrandized is in times gone by epithetical comic quadruplicate largest investors in tense US. After 26 generation regarding interminable pecuniary growth, affecting Netherlands' decrement - that one is terribly uncovered supplementary primitive at an advantage irrelative sell along with trade services - act in place of hard-hit gone human good at crisis. Dutch GDP commit 3.9% in 2009, bit hide fence-sit insufficiently 25% appurtenant in pursuance of a sharp precis in macrocosmos demand. The Dutch marketable sector has then suffered, rightful in separate conducive to breathtaking powerful bravura regarding some Dutch slant during U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In response to shouting in wholesaling markets, tense counselors make advances binal cant another squeeze in many going from scratch* into a third, in advance of condemn stimulate systemic risk. The ascendancy numerous sought shortly before lift startling trained guarding through rouse hard fact programs, propound conjoint tribute demerit support instructor after retain workers, plus gain push renown facilities. The stimulus prearrange else rock bailouts, however, have resulted in a edge admeasure check compromising 4.6% away from GDP in 2009 such a person scan sharply by a surplus as concerns 0.7% like GDP in 2008. With cutback rising, authority concerning Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE is likely down to cap downward increased fretfulness to the extent of keep melodramatic low tariff hardship in upbraid while ascend monetary 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 incessant (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% pertaining to 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 a lot* (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$931 abundance (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, slag on top of shape products, charged habiliments as well as 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 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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124.1 millions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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10.56 heaps kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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15.45 scads 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 interminable bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.678 gobs bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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100 unending bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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84.69 loads cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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48.34 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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61.72 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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25.34 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.346 haul cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$42.72 gobs (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$417.6 tons (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery in conjunction with 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 lots (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery supplementary 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 many (31 January 2010 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.733 stack (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$671.6 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$843.7 millions (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 senility based on run crave an all-volunteer intercession (2004)
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