dissolve ... office and expanded his presidential powers: only he can initiate constitutional amendments, appoint and dismiss the government, dissolve Parliament, call referenda at his discretion, and appoint administrative heads of regions and cities www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/d_gv.html
dissolve ... May 2007); note - the president plays a largely symbolic role but is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections head of government: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO (since ... www.exxun.com/EastTimor/d_gv.html
dissolve ... making the People's Council the supreme legislative organ; the People's Council can now legally dissolve the National Assembly, and the president is now able to participate in the National Assembly ... www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/d_gv.html
dissolved ... the Sultan; passed constitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15 elected members; Sultan dissolved council on 1 September 2005 and appointed a new council with 29 members as of ... www.exxun.com/Brunei/d_gv.html
dissolved ... after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/a_fg.html
dissolved ... On 30 November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission remotely demarcated the border by coordinates and dissolved itself, leaving Ethiopia still occupying several tracts of disputed territory, including the town of Badme ... www.exxun.com/Eritrea/a_fg.html
dissolved ... 1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR until the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. An attempt by the incumbent Georgian government to manipulate national legislative elections in ... www.exxun.com/Georgia/a_fg.html
dissolved ... 2003 constitution, which was subsequently modified in a flawed referendum initiated by BAKIEV. The president then dissolved parliament, called for early elections, and gained control of the new parliament through his newly ... www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
dissolved ... and joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the ... www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/a_fg.html
dissolved ... II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, first as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after ... www.exxun.com/Montenegro/a_fg.html
dissolved 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union) www.exxun.com/Norway/d_gv.html
dissolved ... a union of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia. With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in ... www.exxun.com/Panama/a_fg.html
dissolved ... but the envisaged integration of the two countries was never carried out, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance (MFDC) has led a low ... www.exxun.com/Senegal/a_fg.html
dissolved ... elections; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier) elections: House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as provided by the House ... www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/d_gv.html
Dissostichus ... Resources (CCAMLR), which extends slightly beyond the Antarctic Treaty area). Unregulated fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), is a serious problem. The CCAMLR determines the recommended catch limits for marine species ... www.exxun.com/Antarctica/e_ec.html
Dissostichus ... tons, of which 83% (106,591 tons) was krill (Euphausia superba) and 9.7% (12,364 tons) Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), compared to 147,506 tons in 2004-05 of which 86% (127,035 tons) was krill and ... www.exxun.com/SouthernOcean/e_ec.html
distance severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher ... www.exxun.com/Antarctica/b_mp.html
distance ... upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity of 33 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density of 58 ... www.exxun.com/Belarus/f_cm.html
distance ... of Northern Cyprus" flag has a white field with narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges between which is centered a red crescent and a ... www.exxun.com/Cyprus/d_gv.html
distance rivers are navigable for some distance; many inlets and creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2007) www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/g_tr.html
distance general assessment: fair system for long-distance service domestic: microwave radio relay network for trunk lines; fixed-line teledensity is about 15 per 100 persons; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone ... www.exxun.com/Guyana/f_cm.html
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