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Galdago
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Introduction
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Background
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The Commonwealth of Galdago is a federal socialist democracy located in the southwestern portion of the greater landmass of the Aperin continent.  During its history, the Commonwealth has consisted as a number of different entities throughout that time, ranging from confederated nomadic and then agrarian tribes to a monarchy and finally a federal commonwealth.  Its population of over three hundred million [insert country description]
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Little is known about the nomadic tribes and agrarian collectives of early Galdagan society.  The first recorded monarchy came to power in AD 538 when Prince Alvnorson Mentusií del Dreszemier subjugated a number of the tribes within present-day southern Galdago and the southern coastlands below it under his empire.  He began construction of roads to facilitate heavy internal trade and resource distribution and established the first solid sea-bound trade routes heavily utilized by the early Kluuvar Belki [Black Band] Republic, as well as generating trade links east of the present-day Bleumont Mountain Range.
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The throne was passed down through eight generations of the Dreszemier family until King Illiano Marquez del Dreszemier III began an expansionist drive northeastward in AD 742, attacking through the Bleumont Range.  The ambush of the king’s army at Blood Gulch Pass, just south of Dreszemier Peak, saw the end of the reign of the Kluuvar Belki dynasty.  The King and his son Prince Vasco Marquez del Dreszemier were slaughtered by the eastern Kerlan tribes, as well as two full regiments of soldiers.  The remainder of the King’s forces fled back home in terror and the country devolved into in-fighting.
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Within two years, however, the old republic began reformation.  The southern portion of the country was reconstituted under a new monarch, the then Baron Bartok Sevorin del Marconiux, while the northern territories were held together by Chancellor Velouri Barbos del Galdago.  He employed his personal army as well as the remnants of the Kluuvar Belki’s legions to serve as constables throughout the region, and after assuring civil stability, began to normalize relations with the eastern territories Mraquez III had set his eyes upon, as well as drawing up non-aggression and free trade agreements with the southern portion of the former Kluuvar Belki Republic.  The new empire struggled to regain its footing, but within two generations, the empire of Galdago began to stabilize and form a lasting identity.  It was at this point that systems of feudalism began to emerge which wouldn’t be significantly altered until the late 1600s.
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The last native ruling family to emerge over the Greater Galdagan Empire was the Marapozan bloodline.
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==Geography==
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Location
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Aperin continent, located along the southwestern seaboard bordering the Nomadic League and Kerla, the Narangath Ocean to the west, and the Alçaerin Ocean to the south
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 00 S, 35 00 W
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Area
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total: 1,037,300 sq km
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water: 12,500 sq km
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land: 1,024,800 sq km
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Land Boundaries
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total: 2289km
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border countries: Nomadic League 633km, Kerla 1224km, eastern 254km, southern 178km
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Coastline
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2656 km
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Maritime Claims
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continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
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exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
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territorial sea: 12 NM
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Climate
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predominantly temperate; tropical in far south; sub-tropical humid in center; temperate in north
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Terrain
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low hills rolling down to broad coastal plains west of the eastern Bluemont Mountain Range and tropical forests
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Elevation Extremes
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lowest point: Murphy’s Pointe –10m
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highest point: Dreszemier Peak 736m
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Natural Resources
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major deposits of natural gas and coal, varying minerals, most notably vast nickel deposits, several precious stones including large carbon and diamond deposits, and untapped timber
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Land Use
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arable land: 3.26%
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permanent crops: 0.09%
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other: 96.65%
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Irrigated Land
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4280 sq km
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Natural Hazards
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violent geothermal eruptions and tremors off the southwestern tip of the country; navigational hazard posed by coral reefs off the northwest coast
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Environmental Issues
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limited inroads being made into the sensitive upper Bleumont rainforests to facilitate mining of uranium
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==People==
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Population
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312,350,781
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Age Structure
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0-14 years: 18.8% (male 29,562,322; female 29,159,625)
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15-64 years: 67.4% (male 103,191,348; female 107,333,078)
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65 years and over: 13.8% (male 18,481,662; female 24,622,746)
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Median Age
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total: 39.3 years
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male: 37.8 years
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female: 40.3 years
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Population Growth Rate
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0.67%
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Birth Rate
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13.71 births/1,000 population
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Death Rate
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9.26 deaths/1,000 population
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Net Migration Rate
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2.27 migrants/1,000 population
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Sex Ratio
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at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
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65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
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total population: 0.94 male(s)/female
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Infant Mortality Rate
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total: 11.81 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 13.14 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life Expectancy at Birth
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total population: 69.94 years
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male: 68.04 years
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female: 71.73 years
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Nationality
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Ethnic Groups
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Literacy
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==Government==
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Country Name
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conventional long form: The Commonwealth of Galdago
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conventional short form: Galdago
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former: The Greater Galdagan Empire
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Government Type
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federalist social commonwealth
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Capital
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Coronada
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Administrative Divisions
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23 states and 1 federal city*; Alcaerin, Astralis, Bailey, Beckmond, Bleumont, Caliverde, Cora, Comaira, Coronada*, Courton, Downing, Galjour, Goddard, Landerich, Litheia, Marcelanus, Montevera, Murphy Island, New Athens, Newhaven, Peleus, Segallion, Sheryland, Vespus
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Independence
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29 July 1934 (from the Greater Galdgan Empire)
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National Holiday
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Commonwealth Day, 29 July (1934)
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Articles of Federation
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27 September 1935, effective 4 April 1937
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Legal System
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Text
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Suffrage
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18 years of age, universal
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Executive Branch
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Legislative Branch
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Judicial Branch
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Political Parties and Leaders
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Flag Description
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==Economy==
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Distribution of Family Income (Gini Index)
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Oil Production
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External Debt
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Currency
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Galdagan Geldar
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GDG
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==Transportation==
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==Transnational Issues==

Revision as of 22:40, 10 October 2004

Galdago
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Flag of Galdago
Motto: "Look like the flower, but be the serpent under it."
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Region Aperin
Capital Coronada
Official Language(s) Celdonian (Primary), Galdagan (Secondary)
Leader Prime Minister Lance Thibodeaux
Population 312,350,781
Currency Geldar 
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Galdago

Introduction

Background

The Commonwealth of Galdago is a federal socialist democracy located in the southwestern portion of the greater landmass of the Aperin continent. During its history, the Commonwealth has consisted as a number of different entities throughout that time, ranging from confederated nomadic and then agrarian tribes to a monarchy and finally a federal commonwealth. Its population of over three hundred million [insert country description]

Little is known about the nomadic tribes and agrarian collectives of early Galdagan society. The first recorded monarchy came to power in AD 538 when Prince Alvnorson Mentusií del Dreszemier subjugated a number of the tribes within present-day southern Galdago and the southern coastlands below it under his empire. He began construction of roads to facilitate heavy internal trade and resource distribution and established the first solid sea-bound trade routes heavily utilized by the early Kluuvar Belki [Black Band] Republic, as well as generating trade links east of the present-day Bleumont Mountain Range.

The throne was passed down through eight generations of the Dreszemier family until King Illiano Marquez del Dreszemier III began an expansionist drive northeastward in AD 742, attacking through the Bleumont Range. The ambush of the king’s army at Blood Gulch Pass, just south of Dreszemier Peak, saw the end of the reign of the Kluuvar Belki dynasty. The King and his son Prince Vasco Marquez del Dreszemier were slaughtered by the eastern Kerlan tribes, as well as two full regiments of soldiers. The remainder of the King’s forces fled back home in terror and the country devolved into in-fighting.

Within two years, however, the old republic began reformation. The southern portion of the country was reconstituted under a new monarch, the then Baron Bartok Sevorin del Marconiux, while the northern territories were held together by Chancellor Velouri Barbos del Galdago. He employed his personal army as well as the remnants of the Kluuvar Belki’s legions to serve as constables throughout the region, and after assuring civil stability, began to normalize relations with the eastern territories Mraquez III had set his eyes upon, as well as drawing up non-aggression and free trade agreements with the southern portion of the former Kluuvar Belki Republic. The new empire struggled to regain its footing, but within two generations, the empire of Galdago began to stabilize and form a lasting identity. It was at this point that systems of feudalism began to emerge which wouldn’t be significantly altered until the late 1600s.

The last native ruling family to emerge over the Greater Galdagan Empire was the Marapozan bloodline.

Geography

Location

Aperin continent, located along the southwestern seaboard bordering the Nomadic League and Kerla, the Narangath Ocean to the west, and the Alçaerin Ocean to the south

Geographic Coordinates

25 00 S, 35 00 W

Area

total: 1,037,300 sq km water: 12,500 sq km land: 1,024,800 sq km

Land Boundaries

total: 2289km border countries: Nomadic League 633km, Kerla 1224km, eastern 254km, southern 178km

Coastline

2656 km

Maritime Claims

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate

predominantly temperate; tropical in far south; sub-tropical humid in center; temperate in north

Terrain

low hills rolling down to broad coastal plains west of the eastern Bluemont Mountain Range and tropical forests

Elevation Extremes

lowest point: Murphy’s Pointe –10m highest point: Dreszemier Peak 736m

Natural Resources

major deposits of natural gas and coal, varying minerals, most notably vast nickel deposits, several precious stones including large carbon and diamond deposits, and untapped timber

Land Use

arable land: 3.26% permanent crops: 0.09% other: 96.65%

Irrigated Land

4280 sq km

Natural Hazards

violent geothermal eruptions and tremors off the southwestern tip of the country; navigational hazard posed by coral reefs off the northwest coast

Environmental Issues

limited inroads being made into the sensitive upper Bleumont rainforests to facilitate mining of uranium

People

Population

312,350,781

Age Structure

0-14 years: 18.8% (male 29,562,322; female 29,159,625) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 103,191,348; female 107,333,078) 65 years and over: 13.8% (male 18,481,662; female 24,622,746)

Median Age

total: 39.3 years male: 37.8 years female: 40.3 years

Population Growth Rate

0.67%

Birth Rate

13.71 births/1,000 population

Death Rate

9.26 deaths/1,000 population

Net Migration Rate

2.27 migrants/1,000 population

Sex Ratio

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 11.81 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

total population: 69.94 years male: 68.04 years female: 71.73 years

Total Fertility Rate

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Nationality

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Ethnic Groups

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Religions

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Languages

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Literacy

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Government

Country Name

conventional long form: The Commonwealth of Galdago conventional short form: Galdago former: The Greater Galdagan Empire

Government Type

federalist social commonwealth

Capital

Coronada

Administrative Divisions

23 states and 1 federal city*; Alcaerin, Astralis, Bailey, Beckmond, Bleumont, Caliverde, Cora, Comaira, Coronada*, Courton, Downing, Galjour, Goddard, Landerich, Litheia, Marcelanus, Montevera, Murphy Island, New Athens, Newhaven, Peleus, Segallion, Sheryland, Vespus

Independence

29 July 1934 (from the Greater Galdgan Empire)

National Holiday

Commonwealth Day, 29 July (1934)

Articles of Federation

27 September 1935, effective 4 April 1937

Legal System

Text

Suffrage

18 years of age, universal

Executive Branch

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Legislative Branch

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Judicial Branch

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Political Parties and Leaders

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Flag Description

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Economy

GDP

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GDP Real Growth Rate

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GDP Per Capita

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GDP Composition by Sector

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Population Below Poverty Line

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Distribution of Family Income (Gini Index)

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Inflation Rate

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Labor Force

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Labor Force by Occupation

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Unemployment Rate

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Budget

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Industries

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Industrial Production Growth Rate

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Electricity Production

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Electricity Production by Source

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Electricity Consumption

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Electricity Exports

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Electricity Imports

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Oil Production

Text

Oil Consumption

Text

Oil Exports

Text

Oil Imports

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Proved Oil Reserves

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Natural Gas Production

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Natural Gas Consumption

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Natural Gas Exports

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Natural Gas Imports

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Proved Natural Gas Reserves

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Agriculture Products

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Exports

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Export Commodities

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Export Partners

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Imports

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Import Commodities

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External Debt

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Currency

Galdagan Geldar

Currency Code

GDG

Fiscal Year

Calendar Year

Communications

Transportation

Transnational Issues

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