government chief of state: King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986) head of government: Prime Minister Absolom Themba DLAMINI (since 14 November 2003) cabinet: Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by ... www.exxun.com/Swaziland/d_gv.html
government ... Customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union, which may equal as much as 70% of government revenue this year, and worker remittances from South Africa substantially supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland ... www.exxun.com/Swaziland/e_ec.html
government ... Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the monarch (born 14 July 1977) head of government: Prime Minister Fredrik REINFELDT (since 5 October 2006) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the prime minister ... www.exxun.com/Sweden/d_gv.html
government ... by increased domestic demand and strong exports. This and robust finances have offered the center-right government considerable scope to implement its reform program aimed at increasing employment, reducing welfare dependence, and ... www.exxun.com/Sweden/e_ec.html
government ... 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and ... www.exxun.com/Switzerland/a_fg.html
government ... whose council members, rotating in one-year terms as federal president, represent the Council head of government: President Pascal COUCHEPIN (since 1 January 2008); Vice President Hans-Rudolf MERZ (since 1 January ... www.exxun.com/Switzerland/d_gv.html
government ... foreign policy; Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006) oversees cultural policy head of government: Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-UTRI (since 10 September 2003); Deputy Prime Minister for Economic ... www.exxun.com/Syria/d_gv.html
government ... issue Treasury bills and bonds for government debt. Nevertheless, the economy remains highly controlled by the government. Long-run economic constraints include declining oil production, high unemployment and inflation, rising budget deficits ... www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
government ... Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using the 1946 constitution drawn up for all of China. Over the next five decades ... www.exxun.com/Taiwan/a_fg.html
Government ... names for administrative divisions that follow are taken from the Taiwan Yearbook 2007 published by the Government Information Office in Taipei. counties: Changhua, Chiayi [county], Hsinchu, Hualien, Kaohsiung [county], Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli ... www.exxun.com/Taiwan/d_gv.html
government Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/c_pp.html
government splinter parties recognized by the government but not by the base of the party: Socialist Party or SPT [Abdualim GHAFFOROV; splintered from Narziyev's SPT]; Democratic Party or DPT [Masud SOBIROV; splintered ... www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/d_gv.html
government ... the world's tallest dam. Tajikistan has also received substantial infrastructure development loans from the Chinese government to improve roads and an electricity transmission network. To help increase north-south trade, the ... www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/e_ec.html
government ... SHEIN (since 5 July 2001); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: President Jakaya KIKWETE (since 21 December 2005); Vice President Dr. Ali Mohammed ... www.exxun.com/Tanzania/d_gv.html
government chief of state: King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet (BHUMIBOL Adulyadej) (since 9 June 1946) head of government: Prime Minister SAMAK Sundavavej (since 29 January 2008); Deputy Prime Minister MINGKWAN Saengsuwan (MINGKWAN Sangsuwan) (since 7 ... www.exxun.com/Thailand/d_gv.html
government ... quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok domestic: fixed line system provided by both a government owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly and outpacing fixed lines international: country code ... www.exxun.com/Thailand/f_cm.html
government ... been reduced by eradication efforts; also a drug money-laundering center; minor role in methamphetamine production for regional consumption; major consumer of methamphetamine since the 1990s despite a series of government crackdowns www.exxun.com/Thailand/i_ti.html
Government ... officers; approximately 80 ISF officers remained as of January 2008. From April to June 2007, the Government of Timor-Leste held presidential and parliamentary elections in a largely peaceful atmosphere with the ... www.exxun.com/EastTimor/a_fg.html
government ... symbolic role but is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections head of government: Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO (since 8 August 2007), note - he formerly used the ... www.exxun.com/EastTimor/d_gv.html
government ... work force. The development of oil and gas resources in offshore waters has begun to supplement government revenues ahead of schedule and above expectations - the result of high petroleum prices. The technology ... www.exxun.com/EastTimor/e_ec.html
government ... for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has ... www.exxun.com/Togo/a_fg.html
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