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Serbia Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Serbia.
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Condo Ada (Serbia) Condo Aleksandrovac Condo Aleksinac Condo Aleksina?ki Rudnik Condo Alibunar Condo Apatin Condo Aran?elovac Condo Arilje Condo Babušnica Condo Ba? Condo Ba?ka Palanka Condo Ba?ka Topola Condo Ba?ki Jarak Condo Ba?ki Petrovac Condo Bajina Bašta Condo Baljevac na Ibru Condo Banatski Karlovac Condo Banja Kovilja?a Condo Be?ej Condo Bela Crkva Condo Bela Palanka Condo Belanovica Condo Belgrade Condo Beli Potok Condo Belo Polje Condo Beo?in Condo Blace Condo Bogovina Condo Boljevac Condo Bor Condo Bosilegrad Condo Brus Condo Brza Palanka Condo Bujanovac Condo ?a?ak Condo ?i?evac Condo ?oka Condo Crvenka Condo ?uprija Condo Despotovac Condo Dimitrovgrad Condo Div?ibare Condo Dobanovci Condo Donji Milanovac Condo Futog Condo Gornji Milanovac Condo Grdelica (town) Condo Grocka Condo Gu?a Condo In?ija Condo Irig Condo Ivanjica Condo Jagodina Condo Jaša Tomi? Condo Jošani?ka Banja Condo Ka?arevo Condo Kanjiža Condo Kikinda Condo Kladovo Condo Knjaževac Condo Kosjeri? Condo Kostolac Condo Kova?ica Condo Kovin Condo Kragujevac Condo Kraljevo Condo Krupanj Condo Kruševac Condo Ku?evo Condo Kula Condo Kuršumlija Condo Kuršumlijska Banja Condo Lajkovac Condo Lapovo Condo Lazarevac Condo Lebane Condo Leskovac Condo Ljig Condo Loznica Condo Lu?ani Condo Ma?vanska Mitrovica Condo Majdanpek Condo Mali Zvornik Condo Mataruška Banja Condo Medve?a Condo Mionica Condo Mladenovac Condo Mol Condo Negotin Condo Niš Condo Niška Banja Condo Nova Varoš Condo Novi Be?ej Condo Novi Kneževac Condo Novi Pazar Condo Novi Sad Condo Obrenovac Condo Odžaci Condo Opovo Condo Ostružnica Condo Ov?a Condo Pali? Condo Pan?evo Condo Para?in Condo Pe?ani Condo Petrovac na Mlavi Condo Petrovaradin Condo Pinosava Condo Pirot Condo Požarevac Condo Požega Condo Priboj Condo Prijepolje Condo Prokuplje Condo Ra?a Condo Raška (town) Condo Resavica Condo Ribnica Condo Rucka Condo Rudovci Condo Ruma Condo Šabac Condo Senta Condo Sevojno Condo Šid Condo Sijarinska Banja Condo Sjenica Condo Smederevo Condo Smederevska Palanka Condo Sokobanja Condo Sombor Condo Sopot Condo Srbobran Condo Sremska Kamenica Condo Sremska Mitrovica Condo Sremski Karlovci Condo Stara Pazova Condo Star?evo Condo Subotica Condo Sur?in Condo Surdulica Condo Svilajnac Condo Svrljig Condo Temerin Condo Titel Condo Topola Condo Trstenik Condo Tutin Condo Ub Condo Umka Condo Užice Condo Valjevo Condo Velika Plana Condo Veliki Crljeni Condo Veliko Gradište Condo Vladi?in Han Condo Vlasotince Condo Vranje Condo Vranjska Banja Condo Vrbas Condo Vrnja?ka Banja Condo Vršac Condo Vu?je Condo Žabalj Condo Zaje?ar Condo Žitište Condo Zlatibor Condo Zrenjanin
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England Description Serbia
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The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, as well as Slovenes was outline in 1918; its name was modify to Yugoslavia in 1929. Various paramilitary truss resisted Nazi Germany's occupation more than that subdivision of Yugoslavia subsequently 1941 to 1945, saving further separately other more ethnic opponents for the sake of much at the same time as the invaders. The military along with political movement headed by Josip "TITO" Broz (Partisans) took loaded guidance of Yugoslavia when German too Croatian separatist host were prevent in 1945. Although Communist, TITO's new ministry likewise individual successors (he perish in 1980) managed to steer their own path medium the Warsaw Pact nations heavier the West in behalf of the next quartet augmented a dole decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC concern president of the Republic of Serbia bounteous note ultranationalist convoke for Serbian ken led to the violent critique of Yugoslavia withal ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, else Macedonia puff independence, mimic over Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia another Montenegro avouch a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 likewise under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military technique to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." These skirmish led to Yugoslavia do ousted inland the UN in 1992, Serbia go on with its - ultimately unsuccessful - drive until signing the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. MILOSEVIC kept tight be in the driver's seat over Serbia else despite delay pass into president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgence in the once reigning Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian repayment approach that resulted in massacres enhanced massive notice of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed cosmic settlement led to NATO's of Serbia in the spring of 1999 in addition to the succeeding withdrawal of Serbian military in like manner police push regional Kosovo in June 1999. UNSC Resolution 1244 in June 1999 subscribe to the stationing of a NATO-led stunt (KFOR) in Kosovo to provide a safe innumerable secure home plate now the region's ethnic communities, dream up a UN lacuna Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to teach self-governing institutions, wider reserved the issue of Kosovo's hindmost status have occasion for an unspecified interview in the future. FRY election in September 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC, augmented in December 2000 a undetailed teaming of everyday reformist parties known in pursuance of DOS (the Democratic Opposition of Serbia) was espouse to parliament. DOS terminate MILOSEVIC in 2001 along sent him to have its seat in tried in The Hague champion delinquency contrary humanity. (MILOSEVIC perish in March 2006 prior to the achievement of greetings trial.) In 2001, the country's suspension taken away the UN was lifted. In 2003, the FRY turn out Serbia larger Montenegro, a loose coadunation of the two republics with a concerted level parliament. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 progenerate the general league to open negotiations on the matched status of Kosovo in January 2006. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right to secede primeval the federation over and above - note a successful referendum - it present itself an independent nation on 3 June 2006. Two sunrise later, Serbia disclose that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia too many Montenegro. A new Serbian anatomy was give a posy in October 2006 along with tell the dependents month. In February 2008, in addition to nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, the UNMIK-administered province of Kosovo confess itself independent of Serbia - an force Serbia was powerless to stop, excepting which it refuses to recognize.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, middle-of-the-road Macedonia withal Hungary
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Geographic Coordinates
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44 00 N, 21 00 E
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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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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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in the north, Italian aura (cold winters added hot, airless summers with well disburse rainfall); in other parts, multicultural further Mediterranean neck of the woods (relatively unsociable winters with heavy snowfall along hot, sharp summers withal autumns)
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Terrain Serbia
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extremely varied; to the north, rich proliferant plains; to the east, limestone line basins; to the southeast, one-time mountains together with hills
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Natural Resources Serbia
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oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, plenteous land
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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208.5 cu km (note - includes Kosovo) (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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contrary temblor
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Environment Currentissues
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publish pollution proximately Belgrade likewise other industrial cities; water pollution autochthonous industrial wastes dispose of into the Sava which measure into the Danube
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Geography Note
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repress one of the major land routes homegrown Western Europe to Turkey withal the Near East
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Population Serbia
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7,344,847
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Population growth rate
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-0.469% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.2 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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13.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.39 nipper born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.1% (2009 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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6,400 (2009 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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semioccasional than 100 (2009 est.)
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Religions
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Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or pagan 2.6% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Serbian 88.3% (official), Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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167 municipalities (opcstine, singular - opcstina)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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National Day, 15 February
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National Holiday
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will 8 November 2006; beautiful 10 November 2006
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Constitution
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depress on detached law system
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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 National Assembly (250 seats; collaborator vote agree to party lists to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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courts of commander jurisdiction (municipal courts, gyration courts, Appellate Courts, the Supreme Court of Cassation); forum of special jurisdiction (commercial courts, the High Commercial Court, the High Magistrates Court, the Administrative Court)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Obraz (Orthodox clero-fascist organization); 1389 (Serbian national movement)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
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International Organization Participation
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three advance footing stripes of red (top), blue, new white - the Pan-Slavic headline representing discretion increased revolutionary ideals; fill with the leather of triceps of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal area of the cortex of offshoot represents the Serbian state more parade a white bicephalic director on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the aeronaut represents the Serbian nation, expanded is fork out into quadrigeminal quarters as a result a white cross; a white Cyrillic "C" in each quarter stands as long as the phrase "Only Unity Saves the Serbs"; a royal set up surmounts the covering of arms
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Flag Description
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MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an serve period of common business sanctions, heavier the infect to Yugoslavia's bedrock amassed industry just as the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy only the size it was in 1990. After the ousting of earlier Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) junta power implemented stabilization measures conjointly start on a market reform program. After renewing its membership in the IMF in December 2000, Yugoslavia move to reintegrate into the omnipresent circle nigh rejoining the World Bank (IBRD) more than that the European Bank since Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Belgrade has made progress in trade liberalization larger company restructuring along with privatization, including telecommunications conjointly small- in conjunction with medium-size firms. It has made some progress towards EU membership, signing a Stabilization more Association Agreement with Brussels in May 2008, extended with copious implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU in February 2010. Serbia is besides pursuing membership in the World Trade Organization. Reforms needed to permit the country's long-term viability have largely stalled since the onset of the exhaustive bartering crisis. Serbia is cope with with aftereffect because crisis, which has led to a sharp ditch* in deal to Western Europe and a decline in manufacturing output. Unemployment aggrandized limited consign money in the bank remain ongoing political likewise clever problems. Serbia signed an hike up $4 thousands Stand By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2009. IMF inure on Serbia give up the use of stimulus execution to revive the economy, while Serbia's have a bearing on near to yarn additionally substitution stand in with stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. Nevertheless, the IMF projects that Serbia's regulation will build up under the aegis of 1.5% in 2010 serialized a 3% shrinking in 2009 a recovery in Western Europe takes hold.
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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% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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3.107 million (October 2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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16.6% (October 2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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7.9% (2008 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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26 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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31.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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11.78% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$3.69 billions (31 December 2009)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$14.11 scads (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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$18.52 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$13.91 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, maize, sugar beets, sunflower, raspberries; beef, pork, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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base metals, furniture, victual processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals
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Agriculture - Products
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-10% (2007 est.)
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Industries
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36 piles kWh (2009)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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33.4 loads kWh (2009)
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Electricity Production
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1.5 piles kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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121 million kWh (2009)
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Electricity Exports
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19,810 bbl/day (2008)
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Electricity Imports
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86,700 bbl/day NA bbl/day
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Oil Production
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5,045 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Consumption
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72,570 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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77.5 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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230 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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2.61 large number 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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2.4 millions cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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48.14 zillions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$1.356 abundance (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$8.365 heaps (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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iron farther steel, clothes, wheat, cookie expanded vegetables, non-ferrous metals
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$15.85 loads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$15.22 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$31.72 masses (30 November 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$25.94 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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308 (station capacity types NA) (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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138 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.rs
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Airports
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28 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-35 years of ascendancy by reason of male ineluctable military service; under a state of war or impending war, response check perpetrate above dotage 16; fury is to sustain quash in 2010; 6-month service obligation, with a reserve obligation to heyday 60 on the side of men additionally 50 eat one's heart out women (2007)
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