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... who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition ...
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/a_fg.html
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... agricultural base. About 75% of the population depends on crops and livestock for its livelihood. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. Reexport trade normally constitutes a ...
www.exxun.com/Gambia/e_ec.html
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... textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis had established some small-scale modern industries in an industrial center, but operations ceased prior to Israel's evacuation of ...
www.exxun.com/GazaStrip/e_ec.html
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small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
www.exxun.com/Grenada/i_ti.html
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... 54% in abject poverty. Two-thirds of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, and remain vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country ...
www.exxun.com/Haiti/e_ec.html
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... distortions throughout. Most economic activity is controlled by the state. Private sector activity is typically small-scale workshops, farming, and services. President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD failed to make any notable progress in ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/e_ec.html
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... but declining interest rates, increased foreign competition, exchange rate instability, a sizable merchandise trade deficit, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-GDP ratio of 135%. Jamaica's onerous debt ...
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/e_ec.html
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... and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/a_fg.html
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small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
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... in 1995, but the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Large-scale military spending draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Since 2002, the government ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/e_ec.html
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... and lack of technical expertise. Economic growth is largely driven by the private sector - mostly small-scale retail businesses. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize 50% of its state ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
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... 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November 2006, President BAKIYEV and the opposition negotiated a new constitution granting greater ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
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... subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. The tourist industry, now a small ...
www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/e_ec.html
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... 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/a_fg.html
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tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
www.exxun.com/Monaco/e_ec.html
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... Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/a_fg.html
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... and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/e_ec.html
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limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
www.exxun.com/Qatar/b_mp.html
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cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/e_ec.html
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transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/i_ti.html
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... moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. Sharp drops illustrated the vulnerability of the tourist sector in 1991-92 due largely to ...
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
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diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
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... and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara, the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/b_mp.html
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