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... whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the ...
www.exxun.com/BouvetIsland/a_fg.html
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... company, Petroecuador, led to a drop in petroleum production in 2007. PALACIO's successor, Rafael CORREA, raised the specter of debt default - but Ecuador has paid its debt on time. He also ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/e_ec.html
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... Caspian Consortium pipeline in 2001, from western Kazakhstan's Tengiz oilfield to the Black Sea, substantially raised export capacity. In 2006 Kazakhstan completed the Atasu-Alashankou portion of an oil pipeline to ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/e_ec.html
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sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center
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raised coral and limestone plateau, flat to undulating; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)
www.exxun.com/NavassaIsland/b_mp.html
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... will increase proportionately to output. Inflationary pressures have built in recent years and the central bank raised its key rate 13 times since January 2004 to finish 2007 at 8.25%. A large ...
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/e_ec.html
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... industrial and service sectors. Poverty levels have decreased by 10% since 2001, and Islamabad has steadily raised development spending in recent years, including a 52% real increase in the budget allocation for ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
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... reforms were implemented in the areas of tax, banking, labor, and land codes. These achievements have raised business and investor confidence in Russia's economic prospects, with foreign direct investment rising from ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
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revenues: $13.09 million expenditures: $32.16 million note: revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the United Kingdom (FY06/07 est.)
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... Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). A World Bank-European Commission sponsored Donors' Conference held in June 2001 raised $1.3 billion for economic restructuring. In November 2001, the Paris Club agreed to reschedule the ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/e_ec.html
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... with inflation of over 100% and a growing fiscal deficit. He quickly implemented an austerity program, raised taxes, attempted to control spending, and tamed inflation. These economic policies are likely to remain ...
www.exxun.com/Suriname/e_ec.html
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... Stock Exchange - which is set to begin operations in 2009. In October 2007, for example, Damascus raised the price of subsidized gasoline by 20%, and may institute a rationing system in 2008 ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
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... technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/e_ec.html
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... 6 billion in 2000. For the 21st century, the continued exponential growth in science and technology raises both hopes (e.g., advances in medicine) and fears (e.g., development of even more lethal weapons ...
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... land is arable - and most food has to be imported. The principal livestock activity is sheep raising. Manufacturing output consists mainly of cigarettes, cigars, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the ...
www.exxun.com/Andorra/e_ec.html
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small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
www.exxun.com/Anguilla/e_ec.html
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... third of GDP and for 70-80% of export earnings. Tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. On the downside, the government must deal with high rates of ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/e_ec.html
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... investigation of criminal offenses, made the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business. Livestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic ...
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/e_ec.html
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... began in 2000. At least 80% of Chad's population relies on subsistence farming and livestock raising for its livelihood. Chad's economy has long been handicapped by its landlocked position, high ...
www.exxun.com/Chad/e_ec.html
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... further integration created the European Union (EU). In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU, raising the membership total to 15.A new currency, the euro, was launched in world money ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/a_fg.html
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... on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms contains a white ram (sheep raising was once the major economic activity) above the sailing ship Desire (whose crew discovered the ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/d_gv.html
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... been lifted, opening new sources of revenue for the government. The reconstruction of infrastructure and the raising of incomes in this ravaged economy will largely depend on generous financial and technical assistance ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/e_ec.html
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Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from France ...
www.exxun.com/Mayotte/e_ec.html
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