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... Construction will be another strong economic driver, especially as hydroelectric dam and road projects gain steam. Several policy changes since 2004 may help spur growth. In late 2004, Laos gained Normal Trade ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
severe
mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season
www.exxun.com/Algeria/b_mp.html
severe
severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher ...
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severe
... returned in 1983, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the resignation of several ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/a_fg.html
severe
... crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and a bank run culminated in 2001 in the ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/e_ec.html
severe
occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
www.exxun.com/Armenia/b_mp.html
severe
... Pig iron, unwrought copper, and other nonferrous metals are Armenia's highest valued exports. Armenia's severe trade imbalance has been offset somewhat by international aid, remittances from Armenians working abroad, and ...
www.exxun.com/Armenia/e_ec.html
severe
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
www.exxun.com/Australia/b_mp.html
severe
... and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of ...
www.exxun.com/Azerbaijan/b_mp.html
severe
... pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation
www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/b_mp.html
severe
varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/b_mp.html
severe
hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/b_mp.html
severe
... wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills
www.exxun.com/Brazil/b_mp.html
severe
typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare
www.exxun.com/Brunei/b_mp.html
severe
severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
www.exxun.com/Chile/b_mp.html
severe
... and because of lower export earnings - the latter a product of the global financial crisis. A severe drought exacerbated the recession in 1999, reducing crop yields and causing hydroelectric shortfalls and electricity ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/e_ec.html
severe
... and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country is now slowly recovering from a severe economic downturn in 1990, following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to ...
www.exxun.com/Cuba/a_fg.html
severe
... professional in nature; while the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment and the current severe shortage of fuel have increasingly affected operational capabilities, Cuba remains able to offer considerable resistance ...
www.exxun.com/Cuba/h_ml.html
severe
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/b_mp.html
severe
... earnings and one-fourth of public sector revenues in recent years. In 1999/2000, Ecuador suffered a severe economic crisis, with GDP contracted by more than 6%, with a significant increase in poverty ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/e_ec.html
severe
... on 1 November 2006; defeat in French and Dutch referenda in May-June 2005 dealt a severe setback to the ratification process; in June 2007, the European Council agreed on a clear ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/d_gv.html
severe
introduction of foreign species on Iles Crozet has caused severe damage to the original ecosystem; overfishing of Patagonian Toothfish around Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/b_mp.html
severe
... oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity, a growing component of its energy supplies. Despite the severe damage the economy suffered due to civil strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help ...
www.exxun.com/Georgia/e_ec.html
severe
severe earthquakes
www.exxun.com/Greece/b_mp.html
severe
... the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage
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