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Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by European manufacturer Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner, and the airports at which it operates have upgraded facilities to accommodate it. It was initially named Airbus A3XX and designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The A380 made its first flight on April 27th, 2005 and entered commercial service in October 25th, 2007 with Singapore Airlines.
The A380's upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, with a width equivalent to a wide-body aircraft. This gives the A380-800's cabin 5,920 square feet (550 m2) of usable floor space, 40% more than the next largest airliner, the Boeing 747-8, and provides seating for 525 people in a typical three-class configuration or up to 853 people in an all-economy class configuration. The A380-800 has a design range of 8,500 nautical miles (15,742 kilometers), serving the second and third longest non-stop scheduled flights (as of February 2017) in the world, and a cruising speed of Mach 0.85 (about 900 km/h, 560 mph or 490 kt at cruising altitude).
As of February 2017, Airbus had received 317 firm orders and delivered 208 aircraft; Emirates is the biggest A380 customer with 142 ordered of which 93 have been delivered.
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Airbus A400M Atlas

The Airbus A400M Atlas (also known as the CC-176 Airmaster in the Canadian Forces), is a multi-national four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military as a tactical airlifter with strategic capabilities. The aircraft's maiden flight, originally planned for 1998, took place on December 11th, 1999 in Seville, Spain. Deliveries of the A400M began in late 2000.
As of July 2012 the A400M is undergoing flight testing. Orders totaled 230 aircraft from twelve nations as of January 2017. Airbus Military is expected to deliver the first aircraft in the second quarter of 2013. The A400M is powered by a set of four Pratt & Whitney Canada PW180 turboprops (the French use the Snecma TP400-D6)
==Users==
*Belgium
**Belgian Air Component x 8
*Canada
**Royal Canadian Air Force x 22
*Chile
**Chilean Air Force x 4
*Czech Republic
**Czech Air Force x 8
*Egypt
**Egyptian Air Force x 12
*France
**French Air Force x 70
*Germany
**Luftwaffe x 60
*Indonesia
**Indonesian Air Force x 6
**Indonesia Trading Company x 2
*Kazakhstan
**Kazakh Air Force x 2
*Republic of Korea
**Republic of Korea Air Force x 6
*Luxembourg
**Luxembourg Air Force x 2
*Malaysia
**Royal Malaysian Air Force x 4
*Portugal
**Portuguese Air Force x 30
*South Africa
**South African Air Force x 8
*Spain
**Spanish Air Force x 28
*Switzerland
**Swiss Air Force x 6
*Turkey
**Turkish Air Force x 10
*United Kingdom
**Royal Air Force x 28 - 14 more on order
==See Also==
*Antonov An-70 - Ukraine
*Bombardier CC-230 Bison - Canada
*Embraer KC-390 - Brazil
*Ilyushin/HAL Il-214 - Russia/India
*Kawasaki C-2 - Japan
*Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules - United States
*Shaanxi Y-9 - People's Republic of China
*Tupolev Tu-330 - Russia
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Airbus CC-150 Polaris

The Airbus CC-150 Polaris is the designation for the civilian Airbus A310-300s which have been converted for use as the primary long distance transport and AWACS aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
==Variants==
*CC-150: Strategic transport aircraft.
*CE-150B: AWACS version of the Polaris equipped with the IAI EL/W-2075 Phalcon radar.
*CC-150OS: Open Skies aircraft
==Users==
*Canada
**Royal Canadian Air Force x 14
==See Also==
*Airbus CE-150B Polaris Farsight
*Boeing OC-135 Open Skies
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Airbus CE-150B Polaris Farsight

The Airbus CE-150B Polar Farsight is a variant of the Airbus A310-300 (CC-150 Polaris) modified as AEW aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Polar Farsight is equipped with the IAI EL/W-2075 Phalcon radar system, mounted on the sides of the fuselage. The Polaris Farsight is used by the Canadian Forces to support air operations and maintaining Canadian radar coverage in remote parts of the country. It was replaced by the Bombardier CE-194B Galaxy Farsight.
==Users==
*Canada
**Royal Canadian Air Force x 7
==See Also==
===Related Development===
*Airbus A310
===Comparable Aircraft===
*Beriev A-50
*Boeing E-3 Sentry
*Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
*Boeing E-767
*British Aerospace Nimrod AEW.3
*Grumman E-2 Hawkeye
*IAI Phalcon
*KJ-2000
*Tupolev Tu-126
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Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus. It is the largest in the industry in terms of revenues and turbine helicopter deliveries. Its head office is located at Marseille Provence Airport in Marignane, France, near Marseille. The main facilities of Airbus Helicopters are at its headquarters in Marignane, France and in Donauwörth, Germany, with additional production plants in Brazil (Helibras), Australia, Spain and the United States. The company was renamed Airbus Helicopters on January 2nd, 2014.
Category:Aerospace Manufacturers
Category:Airbus
Category:Companies
Category:Defense Contractors
Category:Eurocopter
Category:France
Category:Germany
Airbus Helicopters H160

The Airbus Helicopters H160 (formerly X4) is a medium utility helicopter being developed by Airbus Helicopters. Formally launched at Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida on March 3rd 2015, it is intended to be a replacement for the AS365 and EC155 models in the firm's lineup. In June 2015, the first test flight took place; the first customer deliveries were expected in 2018 but have slipped to 2019.
==Variants==
*H160: Base civil-orientated model.
*H160M: Base military-orientated model.
*H160M Guépard: Military-oriented model to replace the various helicopter types used by the French Armed Forces.
==Users==
*France
**Armée de l'Air
**French Army
**Marine Nationale
***Aeronavale
==See Also==
*AgustaWestland AW139
*KAI LAH
*KAI LCH
*Kamov Ka-60
*Sikorsky S-76
*TAI T625 Gökbey
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Ajax AFV

The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a family of armoured fighting vehicles being developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army.
The Ajax is a development of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle used by the Spanish and Austrian armed forces. The family was originally developed by Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeug and Santa Bárbara Sistemas in the early 1990s. Both companies were purchased by General Dynamics in the early 2000s.
In 2010, General Dynamics UK was selected as the winner of the Future Rapid Effect System contract with the ASCOD Common Base Platform, beating BAE Systems' CV-90 proposal. The Ajax family will be procured in a number of variants, initially planned to be in blocks, with the first vehicles planned to be delivered in 2017 and full operational capability being established by 2019.
==Users==
*United Kingdom
**British Army x 1,308 (542 Ajax, 208 Ares, 248 Athena, 111 Apollo, 84 Atlas and 115 Argus) ordered
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:British Army
Category:General Dynamics
Category:Infantry Fighting Vehicles
Category:United Kingdom
Akedemik Pashin-class Replenishment Oiler

The Project 23130 Akedemik Pashin-class replenishment oilers is a series of medium-size replenishment oilers developed by the Spetssudoproect JSC and built by Nevsky Shipyard for the Russian Navy.
==Unit Run==
*RFK Akademik Pashin
*RFK Vasiliy Nikitin
*RFK Admiral Kotov
*RFK Aleksey Shein
*RFK Unnamed - under construction
*RFK Unnamed - under construction
==See Also==
*Project 23131-class Replenishment Oiler
Category:Auxiliary Vessels
Category:Russia
Category:Russian Navy
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Akizuki-class Destroyer (1960)

The Akizuki-class destroyer was a destroyer class built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the late 1950s. This class was planned to be a flotilla leader with the enhanced command and control capability, so sometimes this class was classified as the "DDC" (commanding destroyer) unofficially.
At the beginning, the American Military Assistance Advisory Group-Japan (MAAG-J) recommended a modified version of the American Fletcher-class destroyer, but Japan had already constructed surface combatants of their own at that time. So finally, the project of this class was financed by the Off Shore Procurement (OSP) of United States, but design and construction were completely indigenous.
Like its predecessor Murasame-class DDAs and Ayanami-class DDKs, this class adopted a "long forecastle" design with inclined afterdeck called "Holland Slope", named after the scenic sloping street in Nagasaki City. With the enlargement of the hull, the steam turbine propulsion system was uprated with higher-pressure boilers (570 psi).
This class was equipped with both gunnery weapons of Murasame-class DDAs and torpedo/mine weapons of Ayanami-class DDKs. And alongside these anti-submarine weapons similar to them of the Ayanami-class, this class was the first vessels equipped with a Mk.108 Weapon Alpha. The JMSDF desired this American brand-new ASW rocket launcher earnestly, but then, it became clear that it was not as good as it was supposed to be. So later, it was replaced by a Type 71 375mm quadruple ASW rocket launcher (Japanese version of the Swedish M/50) in 1976.
==Specifications==
*Type: Destroyer (Hull designation symbol DD)
*Service Period: 1960-1993
*Characteristics:
**Length: 387 feet 2 inches (118.01 meters)
**Beam: 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 meters)
**Draft: 13 feet 1 inch (3.99 meters)
**Displacement: 2,350 tons (Standard); 2,890 tons (Full Load)
*Crew: 330
*Propulsion: 4 Mitsubishi/CE type boilers, 2 Westinghouse geared turbines, 2 shafts, 45,000 shp (33,556 kW)
*Speed: 32 knots (59.26 km/h)
*Sensor Suite:
**OPS-1 air-search radar
**OPS-15 surface-search radar
**SQS-29 sonar
*Armament:
**3 x 5"/54-caliber Mk.42 lightweight naval guns in Mk.39 single mountings
**4 x 3"/50-caliber Mk.22 naval guns in Mk.33 twin mountings
**1 x Type 65 21" torpedo tube quad mounting (8 torpedos)
**1 x Mk.108 ASW rocket launcher (fires RUR-4 Weapon Alpha ASW rockets)
**2 x Hedgehog anti-submarine projector
**Depth charges
==Unit Run==
*JDS Akizuki (DD-161)
*JDS Teruzuki (DD-162)
Category:Destroyers
Category:Japan
Category:JMSDF
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Akizuki-class Destroyer (2012)

(DD-118)The Akizuki-class destroyer is a future destroyer class of the JMSDF - four ships are planned initially. The class is designed partly to "guard" Aegis destroyers in the Missile defense (MD) missions. This class was used to be called "19DD", derived from the Japanese calendar, specifically the 19th fiscal year of the Heisei period (2007).
 
The design of this class derives from the one of the Takanami-class destroyer, but there are many points improved. Main gas turbine engines are standardized with the power upped version of the Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C in contrast to the combination of the Rolls-Royce SM1C and the General Electric LM2500 which is used in Takanami-class.
 
The main features of the class are its enhanced C4ISR and AAW capability with the OYQ-11 advanced combat direction sub-system (ACDS) and the FCS-3A AAW weapon sub-system.
And also ASW and EW capabilities are enhanced with the OQQ-22 integrated sonar suite sub-system (hull-sonar and OQR-3 towed array; Japanese equivalent of the American AN/SQQ-89) and the NOLQ-3D digitalized EW suite sub-system. These sub-systems are integrated with NOYQ-1B Wide area network. The totality of these systems are comparable to the one of the Zumwalt-class destroyers.
The Akizuki-class is being offered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as an entrant in the USN's FFG(X) program.
==Specifications==
*Type: Destroyer (Hull designation symbol DD)
*Service Period: 2012-
*Characteristics
**Length: 493 feet 9 inches (150.5 meters)
**Beam: 60 feet (18.29 meters)
**Draft: 17 feet 5 inches (5.31 meters)
**Depth: 35 feet 9 inches (10.9 meters)
**Displacement: 5,000-5,100 tons (Standard); 6,800 tons (Full)
*Crew: 200
*Installed Power: 3 x Kawasaki M1A-35 gas turbine power generators, (7,200 kW)
*Propulsion: COGAG, two shafts,
**4 x Rolls Royce SM1C Spey gas turbines, 64,000 shp (48 MW)
*Range: 6,400 nautical miles (11,853 kilometers)
*Speed: 30 knots (55.56 km/hr)
*Sensor Suite
**OYQ-11 ACDS
**FCS-3A AAW System
**OQQ-22 ASW System
**OPS-20C Surface Search Radar
*Countermeasures:
**NOLQ-3D EW System
**Mk.137 6-barreled decoy launchers
*Armament
**1 x 5"/62-caliber Mk.45 Mod 4 lightweight naval gun
**2 x 4-cannister SSM Launchers (fires Type 90 AShMs)
**1 x 32-cell Mk.41 Mod 29 VLS (fires RUM-139 VL-ASROC, RIM-162 ESSM, and Type 07 SUM)
**2 x 20mm Vulcan Phalanx Block 1B CIWS
**2 x HOS-303 12.75" triple fire torpedo tubes
*Aircraft Carried: 1 x Mitsubishi SH-60K Seahawk maritime helicopter (fires Type 97 and Type 12 lightweight torpedoes)
==Unit Run==
*JS Akizuki (DD-115)
*JS Teruzuki (DD-116)
*JS Suzutsuki (DD-117)
*JS Fuyuzuki (DD-118)
Category:Destroyers
Category:JMSDF
Category:Japan
Category:Japan Self-Defense Force
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Category:Ships
Akula-class Nuclear Attack Submarine

The Project 971 Shchuka B-class submarine (NATO reporting name "Akula"), is a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986. The class is also known under the name Bars (meaning "snow leopard"). There are four sub-classes or flights of Shchuka, consisting of the original eight Akula Is, six Improved Akula Is, six Akula IIs, and five Akula IIIs. The Russians call all of the submarines Shchuka-B, regardless of modifications.
Some potential for confusion may exist, as the name Akula (Акула meaning "shark" in Russian) was used by the Soviets for a different submarine, the Projekt 941 which is known in the West as the Typhoon-class. By contrast, the Projekt 971 (the subject of this article) was named Shchuka-B by the Soviets but designated as the "Akula-class" by the West after the name of the lead ship, K-284.
The launch of the first submarine in 1985, according to defense analyst Norman Polmar, "shook everyone [in the West] up", as Western intelligence agencies had not expected the Soviet Union to produce such a boat for another ten years.
Three incomplete Akula IIs were completed and sold to India in the late 1990s.
==Unit Run==
===Russia===
====Akula I====
*RFK Barnaul (K-263)
*RFK Akula (K-284)
*RFK Pantera (K-317)
*RFK Cashalot (K-322)
*RFK Magadan (K-331)
*RFK Bratsk (K-391)
*RFK Volk (K-461)
*RFK Ak Bars (K-480)
====Improved Akula I====
*RFK Tigr (K-154)
*RFK Delfin (K-264)
*RFK Kharius (K-273)
*RFK Leopard (K-328)
*RFK Gadyuka (K-342)
*RFK Kuzbass (K-419)
====Akula II====
*RFK Nerpa (K-152)
*RFK Vepr (K-157)
*RFK Iribis (K-224)
*RFK Akula-molot (K-225)
*RFK Samara (K-295)
*RFK Terpug (K-318)
====Akula III====
*RFK Ryys (K-333)
*RFK Gepard (K-335)
*RFK Kuguar (K-337)
*RFK Lev (K-346)
*RFK Narval (K-350)
===India===
*INS Chakra (S71)
*INS Chilka (S72)
*INS Cauvery (S73)
Category:Indian Navy
Category:Russia
Category:Russian Navy
Category:Ship Classes
Category:Ships
Category:Soviet Navy
Category:Soviet Union
Category:Submarines
Al-Khalid

The Al-Khalid (Urdu: الخالد ٹینک‎—Al-Xālid Ṫaiŋk, literally "The Immortal Tank") is a main battle tank jointly developed by Pakistan and China during the 1990s. The original prototype was known as the MBT-2000. Around 310 Al Khalid MBTs were produced by 2014. The Bangladesh Army ordered 44 MBT-2000s from China in 2011. The tank is also used by the Royal Moroccan Army. It was trialled by the Peruvian Army for possible acquisition, but was not purchased due to financial problems.
Operated by a crew of three and armed with a 125 mm smooth-bore tank gun that is reloaded automatically, the tank uses a modern fire-control system integrated with night-fighting equipment and is capable of firing many types of anti-tank rounds as well as anti-tank guided missiles. Al-Khalid is named after the 7th-century Muslim commander Khalid bin al-Walid (592–642 AD).
An evolution of Chinese and Soviet tanks, the design is considerably smaller and lighter than most Western main battle tanks. It is based on the Chinese Type 90-II, which combined technologies from several Soviet and Western tanks. The Al-Khalid is unusual in that it was designed to be adaptable for manufacture, so that it can be easily integrated with a variety of foreign engines and transmissions. The current production variant of the Al-Khalid uses a diesel engine and transmission supplied by the KMDB design bureau of Ukraine. The first production models entered service with the Pakistan Army in 2001.
Pakistan plans start the production of next generation Al-Hyder tank (Main Battle Tank 3000) after the completion of orders for Al-Khalid MBT. The country placed an order with Ukraine's Engine design bureau to further upgrade the tanks with a new engine.
==Users==
*Bangladesh
**Bangladesh Army x 44
*Morocco
**Royal Moroccan Army x 150
*Myanmar
**Myanmar Army x 148
*Pakistan
**Pakistan Army x 350+ Al-Khalid Is, 600+ Al-Khalid IIs planned
*Sri Lanka
**Sri Lankan Army x 22
==See Also==
*Altay tank
*M1A2 Abrams
*PT-91 Twardy
*T-84 Oplot
*T-90
*VT-4 Tank
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Bangladesh Army
Category:Heavy Industries Taxila
Category:Myanmar Army
Category:Pakistan
Category:Pakistan Army
Category:Royal Moroccan Army
Category:Sri Lankan Army
Category:Tanks
Al-Ofouq class Patrol Vessel

The Al-Ofouq-class are four patrol vessels of Royal Navy of Oman as replacements for the Province-class fast attack craft.
Following a competitive international tender in April 2012, ST Marine of Singapore won the USD703 million contract from the Omani Defence Ministry, beating off Dutch shipuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and India's Goa Shipyard. The Al-Ofouq-class is based on the 75m variant of the 55m Fearless-class patrol vessel currently used by the Republic of Singapore Navy.
==Unit Run==
*ONS Al-Seeb (Z20)
*ONS Al-Shinas (Z21)
*ONS Sadh (Z22)
*ONS Khassab (Z23)
Category:Oman
Category:Patrol Vessels
Category:Royal Navy of Oman
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Al-Zarrar

The Al-Zarrar is a modern main battle tank (MBT) developed and manufactured by Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) of Pakistan for the Pakistan Army. An upgraded variant of the Chinese Type 59 tank, the Al-Zarrar is cost-effective modern replacement for the Type 59 fleet of the Pakistan Army. Equipped with modern armament, fire control and ballistic protection, the Al-Zarrar upgrade is also offered by HIT to the armies of foreign countries to upgrade their T-54/T-55 or Type 59 tanks to Al-Zarrar standard. 54 modifications made to the Type 59 make the Al-Zarrar effectively a new tank.
The Al-Zarrar development program started in 1990. HIT began mass production of Al-Zarrar on May 6th, 2003 under a renowned Project Manager, Engineer Mahmood Khan. First batch of 88 Al-Zarrar tanks were delivered to the Pakistan Army on February 26th, 2004. Delivery ceremony was graced by General Pervez Musharraf.
==Users==
*Pakistan
**Pakistan Army
Category:Armoured Vehicles
Category:Heavy Industries Taxila
Category:Pakistan
Category:Pakistan Army
Category:Tanks
Al Madinah-class Frigate

The Al Madinah-class are a series of four frigates built for the Royal Saudi Navy. The ships are named after Saudi cities. The first, Al Madinah was commissioned in 1985, and the fourth, Taif was commissioned in 1986. The four Al Madinah-class frigates are based in the Red Sea.
==Unit Run==
*Al Madinah (702)
*Hofouf (704)
*Abha (706)
*Taif (708)
Category:Frigates
Category:Royal Saudi Navy
Category:Saudi Arabia
Category:Ship Classes
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Albacora-class Submarine

The Albacora-class was a diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphné-class.
In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class at the Dubigeòn-Normándie Shipyard to create the 4th Submarine Flotilla.
With the first submarine commissioned on October 1st 1967, the Portuguese Navy started to have a submarine able to operate in both coastal and oceanic zones, especially in the Portuguese exclusive economic zone.
The last Albacora-class submarine in service, NRP Barracuda, made its final mission in 2010. The class was replaced by a quartet of Type 214PN submarines.
==Unit Run==
*NRP Albacora (S163)
*NRP Barracuda (164)
*NRP Cachalote (S165)
*NRP Delfim (S166)
Category:Portugal
Category:Portuguese Navy
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Category:Submarines
Albania

Albania (Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni or Shqipnia also Shqypni or Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and maritime borders with Greece, Montenegro and Italy to the west.
Geographically, the country displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions, defined in an area of 11,100 square miles (28,748.87 km2). It possesses remarkable diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea.
Historically, the country has been inhabited by numerous civilisations such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. The Albanians established the autonomous Principality of Arbër in the 12th century. The Kingdom of Albania and Principality of Albania formed between the 13th and 14th centuries. Prior to the Ottoman conquest of Albania in the 15th century, the Albanian resistance to Ottoman expansion into Europe led by Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg won them acclaim over most of Europe.
Between the 18th and 19th centuries, Albanians gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength which conclusively led to the Albanian Renaissance. After the defeat of the Ottomans in the Balkan Wars, the modern nation state of Albania declared independence in 1912. In the 20th century, the Kingdom of Albania was invaded by Italy which formed Greater Albania before becoming a protectorate of Nazi Germany. Enver Hoxha formed Communist Albania after the Second World War and launched the Albanians on a path of oppression and decades of isolation. The Revolutions of 1991 concluded the fall of communism in Albania and eventually the establishment of the current Republic of Albania.
Politically, the country is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy dominated by the service sector, followed by manufacturing. It went through a process of transition, following the end of communism in 1990, from centralized planning to a market-based economy. Albania provides universal health care and free primary and secondary education to its citizens.
The country is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, UNESCO, NATO, WTO, COE, OSCE and OIC. It is a member in the European Union. It is one of the founding members of the Energy Community, including the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and Union for the Mediterranean.
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