October ... January 2007); Deputy Prime Ministers Umirzak SHUKEYEV (since 27 August 2007) and Yerbol ORYNBAYEV (since 29 October 2007) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president elections: president elected by popular vote ... www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/d_gv.html
October ... popular vote for a four-year term (eligible for two more terms); election last held 17 October 2007 (next to be held in 2011); vice president appointed by the president election results ... www.exxun.com/Kiribati/d_gv.html
October ... Agreement shut down the North's nuclear facilities at Yongbyon in July 2007. In the 3 October 2007 Second Phase Actions Agreement, Pyongyang pledged to disable those facilities and provide a correct ... www.exxun.com/Korea_North/a_fg.html
October ... since 3 September 2003), RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003), THAE Jong Su (since 16 October 2007) cabinet: Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed ... www.exxun.com/Korea_North/d_gv.html
October ... permitted some private farming on an experimental basis in an effort to boost agricultural output. In October 2005, the government tried to reverse some of these policies by forbidding private sales of ... www.exxun.com/Korea_North/e_ec.html
October ... the South's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il. In October 2007, a second North-South summit took place between the South's President ROH Moo ... www.exxun.com/Korea_South/a_fg.html
October 17 July 1948; note - amended or rewritten nine times; current constitution approved on 29 October 1987 www.exxun.com/Korea_South/d_gv.html
October influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December www.exxun.com/Kosovo/b_mp.html
October ... 40 N, 21 10 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October www.exxun.com/Kosovo/d_gv.html
October sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March ... www.exxun.com/Kuwait/b_mp.html
October ... versions were annulled in September 2007, and a new version was approved by referendum on 21 October 2007; the BAKIYEV-initiated referendum was criticized by Western observers for voting irregularities, particularly ballot ... www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
October 1 October - 30 September www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
October ... representation from party lists by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 7 October 2006 (next to be held in October 2010) election results: percent of vote by party ... www.exxun.com/Latvia/d_gv.html
October ... the Bekaa Valley. Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in May 2000 and the passage in October 2004 of UNSCR 1559 - a resolution calling for Syria to withdraw from Lebanon and end ... www.exxun.com/Lebanon/a_fg.html
October ... 52 N, 35 30 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October www.exxun.com/Lebanon/d_gv.html
October ... rain, peace, and prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence www.exxun.com/Lesotho/d_gv.html
October ... seats; members elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 11 October 2005 (next to be held in 2011); House of Representatives - last held 11 October 2005 ... www.exxun.com/Liberia/d_gv.html
October ... 08 N, 9 31 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/d_gv.html
October ... four-year terms) elections: last held 10 and 24 October 2004 (next to be held in October 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - Labor 28.6%, Working for Lithuania (Social Democrats ... www.exxun.com/Lithuania/d_gv.html
October chief of state: Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch) head of government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 20 January 1995); Deputy Prime ... www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/d_gv.html
October National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day www.exxun.com/Macau/d_gv.html
October ... 00 N, 21 26 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October www.exxun.com/Macedonia/d_gv.html
October tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons www.exxun.com/Malaysia/b_mp.html
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