May
... draft a constitution; ISAIAS Afworki was elected president by the transitional legislature; the constitution, ratified in May 1997, did not enter into effect, pending parliamentary and presidential elections; parliamentary elections were scheduled ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/d_gv.html
May
... Eritrea's economy. GDP growth fell to zero in 1999 and to -12.1% in 2000. The May 2000 Ethiopian offensive into northern Eritrea caused some $600 million in property damage and loss ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
May
pre-1940 flag restored by Supreme Soviet in May 1990 - three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white
www.exxun.com/Estonia/d_gv.html
May
... coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in ...
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/b_mp.html
May
... by popular vote from single-member districts to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 15 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats by ...
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/d_gv.html
May
... was scheduled to take effect on 1 November 2006; defeat in French and Dutch referenda in May-June 2005 dealt a severe setback to the ratification process; in June 2007, the European ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/d_gv.html
May
... became incorporated into EU law with the implementation of the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999; in addition, non-EU states Iceland and Norway (as part of the Nordic Union ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/i_ti.html
May
... provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Re-elected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/a_fg.html
May
... and 25 open seats; members serve five-year terms) elections: House of Representatives - last held 6-13 May 2006 (next to be held in 2011) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/d_gv.html
May
total: 597 km narrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gauge note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during harvest season (May to December) (2006)
www.exxun.com/Fiji/g_tr.html
May
... June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April
www.exxun.com/France/b_mp.html
May
... President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007) head of government: Prime Minister Francois FILLON (since 17 May 2007) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime ...
www.exxun.com/France/d_gv.html
May
chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Anne BOQUET (since September 2005) head of government: President of French Polynesia Oscar TEMARU (since ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchPolynesia/d_gv.html
May
chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Senior Administrator Eric PILLOTON (10 April 2007)
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/d_gv.html
May
... signed in December 2001. Gabon signed a 14-month Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF in May 2004, and received Paris Club debt rescheduling later that year. Short-term progress depends on ...
www.exxun.com/Gabon/e_ec.html
May
tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May)
www.exxun.com/Gambia/b_mp.html
May
... self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Under a series of agreements signed between May 1994 and September 1999, Israel transferred to the Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility ...
www.exxun.com/GazaStrip/a_fg.html
May
Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union
www.exxun.com/Georgia/d_gv.html
May
... delegates elected by the state parliaments; election last held 23 May 2004 (next scheduled for 23 May 2009); chancellor elected by an absolute majority of the Federal Assembly for a four-year ...
www.exxun.com/Germany/d_gv.html
May
... Sir Robert FULTON (since 27 October 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 17 elected members of the Parliament ...
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/d_gv.html
May
... is limited due to a short season and high costs. Air Greenland began summer-season direct flights to the US east coast in May 2007, potentially opening a major new tourism market
www.exxun.com/Greenland/e_ec.html
May
31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; note - suspended 25 May 1993 by former President Jorge SERRANO; reinstated 5 June 1993 following ouster of president; amended November 1993
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/d_gv.html
May
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
www.exxun.com/Guernsey/d_gv.html
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