closed ... system, household, and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution; in 2001, Latvia closed the EU accession negotiation chapter on environment committing to full enforcement of EU environmental directives ... www.exxun.com/Latvia/b_mp.html
closed red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag www.exxun.com/Maldives/d_gv.html
closed green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam www.exxun.com/Mauritania/d_gv.html
closed ... 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airports and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 ... www.exxun.com/Montserrat/e_ec.html
closed ... his administration was marked by greater stability and progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998, but ... www.exxun.com/Philippines/a_fg.html
closed ... traditional mainstay of the Saint Kitts economy until the 1970s. Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after decades of losses of 3-4% of GDP annually. To compensate for ... www.exxun.com/SaintKittsandNevis/e_ec.html
closed ... and white; near the hoist side of the red band, there is a vertical, white crescent (closed portion is toward the hoist side) partially enclosing five white five-pointed stars arranged in ... www.exxun.com/Singapore/d_gv.html
closed the US does not have an embassy in Solomon Islands (embassy closed July 1993); the ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/d_gv.html
closed red with a vertical white crescent (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the crescent opening www.exxun.com/Turkey/d_gv.html
closed ... remains; Syria and Iraq protest Turkish hydrological projects to control upper Euphrates waters; Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq; border with Armenia remains closed over Nagorno-Karabakh www.exxun.com/Turkey/i_ti.html
closed ... turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a National Wildlife Refuge and are the site of ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/a_fg.html
closed ... low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/b_mp.html
closed ... Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable Johnston Atoll: one closed and not maintained Kingman Reef: lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/g_tr.html
closely Samoan 90.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 2.9%, Tongan 2.4%, other Pacific islander 2.1%, other 2% note: most people are bilingual (2000 census) www.exxun.com/AmericanSamoa/c_pp.html
closely Austria, with its well-developed market economy and high standard of living, is closely tied to other EU economies, especially Germany's. The Austrian economy also benefits greatly from strong commercial relations ... www.exxun.com/Austria/e_ec.html
closely ... terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and dependence on India's ... www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
closely ... colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US ... www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/a_fg.html
closely ... of Juan de Fuca, and around the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport ... www.exxun.com/Canada/i_ti.html
closely Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently ... www.exxun.com/CzechRepublic/a_fg.html
closely ... with the IMF and World Bank, which cut off most assistance in 2003, and is working closely with technical advisors from the U.S. Treasury Department, the World Bank and IMF, seeking to ... www.exxun.com/Guinea/e_ec.html
closely ... recessions during the Asian financial crisis in 1997-98 and the global downturn in 2001-02. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983 www.exxun.com/HongKong/e_ec.html
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