Regent chief of mission: Ambassador Sam FOX embassy: Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Regent, B-1000 Brussels mailing address: PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710 telephone: [32] (2) 508-2111 FAX: [32] (2) 511-2725 www.exxun.com/Belgium/d_gv.html
regent ... the power to depose the monarch, determine who is next in the line of succession, or who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age www.exxun.com/Lesotho/d_gv.html
regent ... 2006 (next to be held by 2011) election results: Mirko TOMASSONI and Alberto SELVA elected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA; Fiorenzo STOLFI elected secretary of state for foreign and political ... www.exxun.com/SanMarino/d_gv.html
Regentlaan chief of mission: Ambassador Sam FOX embassy: Regentlaan 27 Boulevard du Regent, B-1000 Brussels mailing address: PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710 telephone: [32] (2) 508-2111 FAX: [32] (2) 511-2725 www.exxun.com/Belgium/d_gv.html
regiao 9 regions (regioes, singular - regiao); Bafata, Biombo, Bissau, Bolama, Cacheu, Gabu, Oio, Quinara, Tombali; note - Bolama may have been renamed Bolama/Bijagos www.exxun.com/Guinea_Bissau/d_gv.html
Regiao conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Macau local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese) www.exxun.com/Macau/d_gv.html
regiao 18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto ... www.exxun.com/Portugal/d_gv.html
regime ... 1978 Communist counter-coup. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979 to support the tottering Afghan Communist regime, touching off a long and destructive war. The USSR withdrew in 1989 under relentless pressure ... www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/a_fg.html
regime ... recovering from decades of conflict. The economy has improved significantly since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of international assistance, the recovery of the agricultural ... www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/e_ec.html
regime republic; multiparty presidential regime www.exxun.com/Angola/d_gv.html
regime ... from its union with West Pakistan in 1971 and was renamed Bangladesh. A military-backed caretaker regime suspended planned parliamentary elections in January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system ... www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/a_fg.html
regime ... territorial constituencies; members serve five-year terms; note - parliament not in session during the extended caretaker regime elections: last held 1 October 2001 (the scheduled January 2007 election has been postponed till ... www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/d_gv.html
regime ... cabinet resigned to join the political process, leaving the remaining cabinet to act as a caretaker regime until a new government assumes power following parliamentary elections. Bhutan will complete its transition to ... www.exxun.com/Bhutan/a_fg.html
regime ... a century of military intervention in the governance of the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and ... www.exxun.com/Brazil/a_fg.html
regime ... and allowed a significant decline in real interest rates. A floating exchange rate, an inflation-targeting regime, and a tight fiscal policy are the three pillars of the economic program. From 2003 ... www.exxun.com/Brazil/e_ec.html
regime ... killing at least 13 people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. Since then, the regime has continued to raid homes and monasteries and arrest persons suspected of participating in the ... www.exxun.com/Burma/a_fg.html
regime ... Shan factions; United Wa State Army or UWSA; Union Solidarity and Development Association or USDA (pro-regime, a social and political mass-member organization) [HTAY OO, general secretary]; 88 Generation Students (pro ... www.exxun.com/Burma/d_gv.html
regime ... to include more Burmese government and military officials and their family members, as well as prominent regime business cronies, their family members, and associated companies. Official statistics are inaccurate. Published statistics on ... www.exxun.com/Burma/e_ec.html
regime ... At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside ... www.exxun.com/Cambodia/a_fg.html
regime republic; multiparty presidential regime www.exxun.com/Cameroon/d_gv.html
regime ... He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from ... www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/a_fg.html
regime republic; multiparty presidential regime established 1960 note: the government is currently operating under a power-sharing agreement mandated by international mediators www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/d_gv.html
regime ... Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor ... www.exxun.com/Cuba/a_fg.html
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