runs ... and industrial firms are being privatized. Exports have provided the primary impetus for industrialization. The island runs a large trade surplus, and its foreign reserves are among the world's largest. Despite ... www.exxun.com/Taiwan/e_ec.html
runway Baker Island: one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable Howland Island: airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight ... www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/g_tr.html
rupee ngultrum per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
rupee Indian rupee (INR) www.exxun.com/India/e_ec.html
rupee Mauritian rupee (MUR) www.exxun.com/Mauritius/e_ec.html
rupee Nepalese rupee (NPR) www.exxun.com/Nepal/e_ec.html
rupee ... to more than 11% during the first few months of 2008, primarily because of rising world commodity prices. The Pakistani rupee has depreciated since the proclamation of emergency rule in November 2007 www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
rupee ... by 5.8% in 2007, driven by tourism and a boom in tourism-related construction. The Seychelles rupee was allowed to depreciate in 2006 after being overvalued for years and fell by 10 ... www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
rupee Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) www.exxun.com/SriLanka/e_ec.html
rupees Indian rupees per US dollar - 41.487 (2007), 45.3 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004), 46.583 (2003) www.exxun.com/India/e_ec.html
rupees Mauritian rupees per US dollar - 31.798 (2007), 31.656 (2006), 29.496 (2005), 27.499 (2004), 27.902 (2003) www.exxun.com/Mauritius/e_ec.html
rupees Nepalese rupees per US dollar - NA (2007), 72.446 (2006), 72.16 (2005), 73.674 (2004), 76.141 (2003) www.exxun.com/Nepal/e_ec.html
rupees Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 60.6295 (2007), 60.35 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003) www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
rupees Seychelles rupees per US dollar - 6.5 (2007), 5.5 (2006), 5.5 (2005), 5.5 (2004), 5.4007 (2003) www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
rupees Sri Lankan rupees per US dollar - 110.78 (2007), 103.99 (2006), 100.498 (2005), 101.194 (2004), 96.521 (2003) www.exxun.com/SriLanka/e_ec.html
Rupert ... Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR [Ravi DEV]; The United Force or TUF [Manzoor NADIR]; The Unity Party [Joey JAGAN]; Vision Guyana [Peter RAMSAROOP]; Working People's Alliance or WPA [Rupert ROOPNARAINE www.exxun.com/Guyana/d_gv.html
rupiah Indonesian rupiah per US dollar - 9,056 (2007 est.), 9,159.3 (2006), 9,704.7 (2005), 8,938.9 (2004), 8,577.1 (2003) www.exxun.com/Indonesia/e_ec.html
Rupiah ... and head of government head of government: President Levy MWANAWASA (since 2 January 2002); Vice President Rupiah BANDA (since 9 October 2006) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members ... www.exxun.com/Zambia/d_gv.html
RUPO ... Claude BROUIR]; Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Joelle MILQUET]; National Front or FN [Michel BELACROIX]; Reform Movement or MR [Didier REYNDERS]; Socialist Party or PS [Elio DI RUPO]; other minor parties www.exxun.com/Belgium/d_gv.html
rural environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution note: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas ... www.exxun.com/Argentina/b_mp.html
Rural Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs (CILFA); Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association); Argentine Rural Confederation or CRA (small to medium landowners' association); Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association); business organizations; Central of Argentine ... www.exxun.com/Argentina/d_gv.html
rural ... for women and children trafficked for sexual and labor exploitation with most victims trafficked internally, from rural to urban areas, for exploitation in prostitution; foreign women and children trafficked for commercial sexual ... www.exxun.com/Argentina/i_ti.html
rural ... in major cities and towns; significant but ever-shrinking gaps remain in mobile-cellular coverage in rural areas international: country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic ... www.exxun.com/Armenia/f_cm.html
rural ... with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital domestic: fixed-line penetration is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; 4 GSM wireless networks are experiencing rapid growth; strict government ... www.exxun.com/Belarus/f_cm.html
rural arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2005) www.exxun.com/Bermuda/b_mp.html
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