Portuguese mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese) www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/c_pp.html
Portuguese based on Portuguese legal system and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/d_gv.html
Portuguese ... Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The coastal areas of the island were controlled by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ... www.exxun.com/SriLanka/a_fg.html
Portuguese German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) note: German, French, Italian, and ... www.exxun.com/Switzerland/c_pp.html
Portuguese ... an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in ... www.exxun.com/EastTimor/a_fg.html
Portuguese Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people www.exxun.com/EastTimor/c_pp.html
Portuguese ... Timor-Leste local long form: Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese] local short form: Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Timor-Leste [Portuguese] former: East Timor, Portuguese Timor www.exxun.com/EastTimor/d_gv.html
Portuguese Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) www.exxun.com/Uruguay/c_pp.html
Portuguese Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people www.exxun.com/Venezuela/c_pp.html
Portuguese Mandarin Chinese 13.22%, Spanish 4.88%, English 4.68%, Arabic 3.12%, Hindi 2.74%, Portuguese 2.69%, Bengali 2.59%, Russian 2.2%, Japanese 1.85%, Standard German 1.44%, French 1.2% (2005 est.) note: percents are for "first language ... www.exxun.com/World/c_pp.html
Portunol Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier) www.exxun.com/Uruguay/c_pp.html
Posavska 20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular); Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska, Brodsko-Posavska, Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva), Istarska (Istria), Karlovacka, Koprivnicko-Krizevacka, Krapinsko-Zagorska, Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj), Medimurska, Osjecko-Baranjska ... www.exxun.com/Croatia/d_gv.html
pose ... the Afghan Government's inability to extend rule of law to all parts of the country pose challenges to future economic growth. It will probably take the remainder of the decade and ... www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/e_ec.html
pose surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/b_mp.html
pose occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches www.exxun.com/IndianOcean/b_mp.html
pose limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides www.exxun.com/Israel/b_mp.html
pose ... crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe ... www.exxun.com/Jamaica/a_fg.html
pose ... or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the ... www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/b_mp.html
pose ... has been unable to pass significant legislation, and anti-corruption measures have stalled. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the spread of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi www.exxun.com/Malawi/a_fg.html
pose cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards www.exxun.com/Mauritius/b_mp.html
pose deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands www.exxun.com/Paraguay/b_mp.html
pose ... remains well above the EU average. Tightening labor markets, and rising global energy and food prices, pose a risk to consumer price stability. In December 2007 inflation reached 4.1% on a year ... www.exxun.com/Poland/e_ec.html
pose typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/b_mp.html
pose ... species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address www.exxun.com/World/b_mp.html
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