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... As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel forced Kuala Lumpur to reduce government subsidies. Malaysia ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/e_ec.html
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small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
www.exxun.com/Mauritius/b_mp.html
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... as a result of a draught that severely reduced agricultural output and necessitated wheat imports at rising world prices. Continued dependence on foreign energy and Morocco's inability to develop small and ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
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extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
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Rising
... to let Norway keep its constitution in return for accepting the union under a Swedish king. Rising nationalism throughout the 19th century led to a 1905 referendum granting Norway independence. Although Norway ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/a_fg.html
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... moved ahead with privatization. Although Norwegian oil production peaked in 2000, natural gas production is still rising. Norwegians realize that once their gas production peaks they will eventually face declining oil and ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/e_ec.html
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rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; limited natural fresh water resources
www.exxun.com/Oman/b_mp.html
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... in 2007 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 ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
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... tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development
www.exxun.com/Palau/e_ec.html
Rising
... and persistent low-level corruption keep the private sector from performing up to its full potential. Rising demands to fund health care, education, and the state pension system present a challenge to ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/e_ec.html
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... for the first time in eight years, driven in part by the depreciation of the currency, rising energy costs, a nation-wide drought affecting food prices, and a relaxation of fiscal discipline ...
www.exxun.com/Romania/e_ec.html
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... achievements have raised business and investor confidence in Russia's economic prospects, with foreign direct investment rising from $14.6 billion in 2005 to approximately $45 billion in 2007. In 2007, Russia's ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
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generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast
www.exxun.com/Senegal/b_mp.html
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mostly flat to undulating plateau rising to hills in north
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most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin ...
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/b_mp.html
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... controlled by the government. Long-run economic constraints include declining oil production, high unemployment and inflation, rising budget deficits, and increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, rapid ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/e_ec.html
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... transit point for heroin, methamphetamine, and precursor chemicals; transshipment point for drugs to Japan; major problem with domestic consumption of methamphetamine and heroin; rising problems with use of ketamine and club drugs
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/i_ti.html
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... robust export performance - despite the pressure of an appreciating currency. Exports have performed at record levels, rising nearly 17% in 2006 and 12% in 2007. Export-oriented manufacturing - in particular automobile production ...
www.exxun.com/Thailand/e_ec.html
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consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level
www.exxun.com/Tokelau/b_mp.html
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... basic infrastructure and well-developed social services. High unemployment among the young, a continuing upturn in inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures are major issues facing the government
www.exxun.com/Tonga/e_ec.html
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... are scheduled for October 2009. Tunisia has long taken a moderate, non-aligned stance in its foreign relations. Domestically, it has sought to defuse rising pressure for a more open political society
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/a_fg.html
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... end of the global quota system. However, other sectors, notably the automotive and electronics industries, are rising in importance within Turkey's export mix. Real GNP growth has exceeded 6% in many ...
www.exxun.com/Turkey/e_ec.html
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flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes rising to mountains in the south; low mountains along border with Iran; borders Caspian Sea in west
www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/b_mp.html
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... Thorns starfish; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed ...
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/b_mp.html
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