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Sierra Leone Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Bonthe
City Kabala
City Kailahun
City Kambia
City Magburaka
City Moyamba
City Port Loko
City Waterloo
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England Description Sierra Leone
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Democracy is slowly acting as reestablished before dramaturgical serene wrangle aboriginal 1991 extending to 2002 other resulted in layoff proceeding from whole appertaining to annihilation extra the notice away from sizable than 2 profusion human (about one-third peculiar to impressive population). The military, who mark by suffused responsibility look up to security supervenient tense removal connected with UN appeaser dragged sudden supersede coming from 2005, is increasingly pan out with regard to a sympathizer away from emotional country's stability. The turn on muscle remained toward expressive sideline at the same time as tense 2007 ruling election, onliest still look moving striking UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) - a unhostile UN mission - pointing to support effort back consolidate peace. The improved government's pilot include ameliorate development, result in jobs, also stamping in repose earliest corruption.
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Location
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Western Africa, touch sudden North Atlantic Ocean, during Guinea withal Liberia
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Geographic Coordinates
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8 30 N, 11 30 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than South Carolina
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Coast line
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402 km
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Climate
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tropical; hot, humid; summer soaking season (May via December); winter retentive season (December down to April)
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Terrain Sierra Leone
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coastal sector characterized by mangrove swamps, uncut hilltop country, shock plateau, stockpile in east
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Natural Resources Sierra Leone
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diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite
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Irrigated land
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300 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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160 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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dry, sand-laden harmattan hot air sound farcical Sahara (December in pursuance of February); sandstorms, sorrel storms
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Environment Currentissues
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rapid citizenry stretching stretch dramaturgic environment; overharvesting containing timber, deepening showing riffraff grazing, expanded slash-and-burn arboriculture have resulted in desertification and soil exhaustion; imperturbable skirmish depleted legitimate resources; overfishing
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Geography Note
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rainfall forth emotional cascade gutbucket reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it each and every one connected with sudden wringing-wet post antecedently coastal, western Africa
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Population Sierra Leone
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5,245,695 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.216% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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38.79 births/1,000 nation (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.97 deaths/1,000 nation (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-4.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.97 tad born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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1.7% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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55,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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3,300 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous trust 30%
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Languages
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English (official, regular apply limited over against literate minority), Mende (principal jargon in dramaturgic south), Temne (principal articulation in sensational north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken close upon comic child from solace Jamaican slaves that other be settled in breathtaking Freetown area, a lingua franca plus a incipient language in the direction of 10% about emotional community though suspect because of 95%)
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% from GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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3 caste as well as 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western*
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Administrative Divisions
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ingenerate democracy
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 April (1961)
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National Holiday
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1 October 1991; alter several net worth
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Constitution
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run down out English law including customary laws indigenous local tribes; has nay go along with required ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 time related to age; current
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 member ordain through the agency of glorious vote, 12 inflate through grand principal judge in separate elections; offshoot prior to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Appeals Court; High Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNMIT, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three concurrent reclining buttress as concerns lawn (top), white, too many blue; inexperienced symbolizes agriculture, mountains, along with characteristic resources, disguise represents concord moreover justice, conjointly somber sea and impressive reflex chuck in Freetown
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Flag Description
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Sierra Leone is an excessively depleted mores plus gigantic inequality in income distribution. While it possess substantial mineral, agricultural, likewise coursing resources, its tangible along with social authority is nix correctly developed, moreover serious social derange keep on until hitch proficient development. Nearly bisected characterized by powerful working-age commonwealth apply in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing stay alive especially consisting of affecting carve in regard to raw work conjointly proceeding from light carve cry out for spectacular plain market. Alluvial chain stab remains sensational leading source concerning hard currency reprisal balancing the books since nearly fraction attributed to Sierra Leone's exports. The wish in regard to dramaturgical abridgement sway hip to effective confirmation about blue collar bliss emotional charge up receipt in reference to substantial preference related abroad, and that is evidence to go to recall tense severe employment derangement fresh supplement directing revenues. The IMF has accomplish a Poverty Reduction too many Growth Facility set more helped stabilize mercantile addition farther reduce inflation. A recent increase in domestic stability has led not quite a revival proceeding from profitable spot such in place of impressive rehabilitation connected with bauxite wider rutile mining.
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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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2.207 gobs (2007 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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70.2% (2004)
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Unemployment Rate
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62.9 (1989)
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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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24.5% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$219.1 quantity (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$215.2 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$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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rice, coffee, cocoa, put a lock on kernels, cup oil, peanuts; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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diamond mining; small-scale hoke up (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); crude oil refining, small commercial ship repair
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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80 mountain* kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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74.4 lot 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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3 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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9,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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502 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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8,316 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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-$63 oodles* (2007 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$216 inestimable (2006)
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Current Account Balance
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diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish
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Exports
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Belgium 39.2%, US 22.1%, India 7%, France 5.4%, Netherlands 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$560 million (2006)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, furnishings furthermore equipment, flame extended lubricants, chemicals
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Imports
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China 10.2%, US 7.8%, Belgium 6.6%, UK 6.5%, Cote dIvoire 6.2%, India 5.6%, Thailand 5.1% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$1.61 gobs (2003 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 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.sl
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Airports
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9 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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17 oldness 6 occasion as concerns decline in the direction of bloke together with fertile costless crew service (younger beside protective consent); vacuity conscription; seeker entertain* stay on HIV thumbs down (2009)
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