island This island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought. The economy is service-oriented, with commerce, transport, tourism, and public ... www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/e_ec.html
island Caribbean, three-island group (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/b_mp.html
Island total: 756,950 sq km land: 748,800 sq km water: 8,150 sq km note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez www.exxun.com/Chile/b_mp.html
island ... began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/a_fg.html
island arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005) www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/b_mp.html
Island noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/c_pp.html
island ... triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island note: the flag of Australia is used for official purposes www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/d_gv.html
island ... 1993, but closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, expected to begin operations in the near future www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/e_ec.html
island ... it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935 www.exxun.com/ClippertonIsland/a_fg.html
Island conventional long form: none conventional short form: Clipperton Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Clipperton former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion www.exxun.com/ClippertonIsland/d_gv.html
Island Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing. www.exxun.com/ClippertonIsland/e_ec.html
Island ... were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island www.exxun.com/Cocos_Keeling_Islands/a_fg.html
Island total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island www.exxun.com/Cocos_Keeling_Islands/b_mp.html
Island name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 50 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) www.exxun.com/Cocos_Keeling_Islands/d_gv.html
island ... Accords power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its own local government. AZALI won the 2002 Presidential election, and each island in ... www.exxun.com/Comoros/a_fg.html
island ... or Cour Supremes (two members appointed by the president, two members elected by the Federal Assembly, one elected by the Council of each island, and others are former presidents of the republic www.exxun.com/Comoros/d_gv.html
Island ... Geyser, a drying reef in the Mozambique Channel; in May 2008, African Union forces are called in to assist the Comoros military recapture Anjouan Island from rebels who seized it in 2001 www.exxun.com/Comoros/i_ti.html
island ... Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DROC dispute Rukwanzi island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission ... www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/i_ti.html
Island Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 87.7%, part Cook Island Maori 5.8%, other 6.5% (2001 census) www.exxun.com/CookIslands/c_pp.html
island ... flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag www.exxun.com/CookIslands/d_gv.html
island Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural ... www.exxun.com/CookIslands/e_ec.html
Island lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m www.exxun.com/CoralSeaIslands/b_mp.html
Island no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.) www.exxun.com/CoralSeaIslands/c_pp.html
island The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next ... www.exxun.com/Cuba/a_fg.html
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