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... island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former ...
www.exxun.com/BritishIndianOceanTerritory/a_fg.html
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... the hoist side of the red band; above the coat of arms a light blue ribbon contains the words, AMERICA CENTRAL, and just below it near the top of the coat of ...
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/d_gv.html
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... Island coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above the sailing ship ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/d_gv.html
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... of blue (top) and red with a centered white rectangle bearing the coat of arms, which contains a palm tree flanked by flags and two cannons above a scroll bearing the motto ...
www.exxun.com/Haiti/d_gv.html
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Mexico has a free market economy in the trillion dollar class. It contains a mixture of modern and outmoded industry and agriculture, increasingly dominated by the private sector. Recent administrations have expanded ...
www.exxun.com/Mexico/e_ec.html
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landlocked; strategic location between China and India; contains eight of world's 10 highest peaks, including Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga - the world's tallest and third tallest - on the borders with China ...
www.exxun.com/Nepal/b_mp.html
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largest country in Central America; contains the largest freshwater body in Central America, Lago de Nicaragua
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/b_mp.html
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... one of the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star representing the three major geographical divisions of the country ...
www.exxun.com/Philippines/d_gv.html
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lowland; gently undulating central plateau contains water catchment area and nature preserve
www.exxun.com/Singapore/b_mp.html
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... the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
www.exxun.com/TurksandCaicosIslands/d_gv.html
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... water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern ...
www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/b_mp.html
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soil pollution from pesticide use; southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine
www.exxun.com/Belarus/b_mp.html
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... severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
www.exxun.com/Canada/b_mp.html
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water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/b_mp.html
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soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/b_mp.html
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heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
www.exxun.com/Moldova/b_mp.html
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land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters
www.exxun.com/Morocco/b_mp.html
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deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions
www.exxun.com/Nepal/b_mp.html
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famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification
www.exxun.com/Somalia/b_mp.html
contamination
pollution of coastal waters from waste disposal by ships; soil erosion; illegal solid waste disposal threatens contamination of aquifers
www.exxun.com/Barbados/b_mp.html
contamination
... from industrial emissions; rivers polluted from raw sewage, heavy metals, detergents; deforestation; forest damage from air pollution and resulting acid rain; soil contamination from heavy metals from metallurgical plants and industrial wastes
www.exxun.com/Bulgaria/b_mp.html
contamination
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes
www.exxun.com/ElSalvador/b_mp.html
contamination
desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources
www.exxun.com/GazaStrip/b_mp.html
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