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World Country Facts:

  1. Suriname Category: Government - Political parties and leaders: Alternative-1 or A-1 (a coalition of Amazone Party of Suriname or APS [Kenneth VAN GENDEREN], Democrats of the 21st Century or D-21 [Soewarto MOESTADJA], Nieuw Suriname or NS [Radjen Nanan PANDAY], Political Wing of the FAL or PVF [Jiwan SITAL], Trefpunt 2000 or T-2000 [Arti JESSURUN]); General Interior Development Party or ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK]; National Democratic Party or NDP [Desire BOUTERSE]; New Front for Democracy and Development or NF (a coalition that includes A-Combination or A-Com, Democratic Alternative 1991 or DA-91, an independent, business-oriented party [Winston JESSURUN], National Party Suriname or NPS [Ronald VENETIAAN], United Reform Party or VHP [Ramdien SARDJOE], Pertjaja Luhur or PL [Salam Paul SOMOHARDJO], Surinamese Labor Party or SPA [Siegfried GILDS]); Party for Democracy and Development in Unity or DOE [Marten SCHALKWIJK]; People's Alliance for Progress or VVV (a coalition of Democratic National Platform 2000 or DNP-2000 [Jules WIJDENBOSCH], Grassroots Party for Renewal and Democracy or BVD [Tjan GOBARDHAN], Party for National Unity and Solidarity of the Highest Order or KTPI [Willy SOEMITA], Party for Progression, Justice, and Perseverance or PPRS [Renee KAIMAN], Pendawalima or PL [Raymond SAPOEN]); Progressive Laborers and Farmers Union or PALU [Jim HOK]; Progressive Political Party or PPP [Surinder MUNGRA]; Seeka [Paul ABENA]; Union of Progressive Surinamers or UPS [Sheoradj PANDAY]

  2. Bahrain Category: Economy - Imports: .64 billion (2008 estimate)

  3. Bolivia Category: Economy - GDP (official exchange rate): .94 billion (2008 estimate)

  4. Togo Category: Economy - Oil - production (bbl/day): 0 bbl/day (2007 estimate)

  5. Timor-Leste Category: People - Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: high; food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever; vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2008)

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  2. Dominica Category: People - Age structure (%): 0-14 years: 24.7% (male 9,175/female 8,762); 15-64 years: 65.1% (male 24,192/female 22,995); 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,178/female 4,212) (2008 estimate)

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Dominican Republic Latitude Facts: 18.8715730337079 and Dominican Republic Longitude Facts: -70.0870786516854

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  1. Azerbaijan Category: Geography - Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

  2. Oman Category: Economy - Natural gas - production (cu m): 24.1 billion cu m (2007 estimate)

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  4. Gambia, The Category: Economy - Industries: processing peanuts, fish, and hides; tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing

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Dominican Republic Regions are: Azua Barahona Dajabon Distrito Nacional Duarte El Seibo Espaillat Hato Mayor La Altagracia La Romana La Vega Maria Trinidad Sanchez Monsenor Nouel Monte Plata Peravia Puerto Plata Salcedo Samana San Cristobal San Juan San Pedro De Macoris Sanchez Ramirez Santiago Valverde

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  1. Jamaica Category: Economy - Exchange rates: Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - 72.236 (2008 est.), 69.034 (2007), 65.768 (2006), 62.51 (2005), 61.197 (2004)

  2. Virgin Islands Category: Government - Legislative branch: unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms); elections: last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008); election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 8, ICM 4, independent 3; note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008)

  3. Sweden Category: Economy - Oil - exports (bbl/day): 219,200 bbl/day (2005)

  4. Ethiopia Category: Government - Judicial branch: Federal Supreme Court (the president and vice president of the Federal Supreme Court are recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; for other federal judges, the prime minister submits to the House of People's Representatives for appointment candidates selected by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council)

  5. Gibraltar Category: Economy - Imports: .967 billion c.i.f. (2004 estimate)



Source: CIA - The World Factbook