India is a family-oriented country, and you might live at home with your family your entire life.

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The world's most Friedman-friendly country is the United Arab Emirates, with 84% agreeing with his dictum: perhaps not surprising for a small, business-oriented country.

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But despite controlling both its games with the possession-oriented approach that has become the country's calling card, Spain struggled to convert its chances, crashing out of the event without scoring a single goal.

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Sometimes called "Comic Con's little brother, " but fiercely defended by attendees as the country's most fan-oriented convention, DragonCon had more than 30, 000 preregistered guests as of Thursday night, Carroll said.

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Social networking is vital to the youth-oriented organization, which connects women from across the country.

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The transition zone is mainly used for organic agriculture, and Aya Town is the first community in the country to develop a traditional recycling-oriented agricultural system, put in place in 1988.

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This metropolitan area, anchored by universities and technology-oriented industries, is among the lowest-density regions in the country, with under 1, 700 persons per square mile, slightly less than Charlotte, Nashville and Atlanta.

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If the government meets its goal of massively expanding the export-oriented manufacturing sector, for example, India will become another big target for developed-country protectionists.

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If the king does succeed in transforming Jordan into a regional, service-oriented business hub, it won't be a first for a small, resource-poor country.

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