traditionally ... the president; members serve five-year terms) and the Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura that traditionally functions only in a consultative role but 2007 constitutional amendments could grant the Council new ... www.exxun.com/Egypt/d_gv.html
traditionally Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, which has traditionally provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings. Although looting, insurgent attacks, and sabotage have undermined economy rebuilding efforts, economic activity ... www.exxun.com/Iraq/e_ec.html
traditionally ... in 2014 but can be called earlier); following legislative elections, the president assigns a Knesset member - traditionally the leader of the largest party - the task of forming a governing coalition note: government ... www.exxun.com/Israel/d_gv.html
traditionally traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom www.exxun.com/Korea_North/c_pp.html
traditionally traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures; the ... www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/d_gv.html
traditionally Economic activity in Mongolia has traditionally been based on herding and agriculture. Mongolia has extensive mineral deposits. Copper, coal, gold, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, and tungsten account for a large part of ... www.exxun.com/Mongolia/e_ec.html
traditionally Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally come from exports of phosphates, now significantly depleted. An Australian company in 2005 entered into an agreement intended to exploit remaining supplies. Few other resources ... www.exxun.com/Nauru/e_ec.html
traditionally ... and other livestock products as the main source of income in the agricultural sector. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income, with estimated arrivals of nearly 5 million tourists in ... www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/e_ec.html
traditionally The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over ... www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/e_ec.html
traditionally The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, agriculture, and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor ... www.exxun.com/Samoa/e_ec.html
traditionally ... north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain www.exxun.com/Spain/d_gv.html
traditionally ... Topography and climatic conditions, however, limit cultivated crops to only 4% of the land area. Industry traditionally featured the processing of agricultural products and light consumer goods. The World Bank, the IMF ... www.exxun.com/Tanzania/e_ec.html
traditionally ... form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu local long form: none local short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/d_gv.html
traditions ... program takes into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by ... www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
traditions made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of ... www.exxun.com/Canada/d_gv.html
traditions A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire ... www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
traditions based on civil law system with traces of Socialist legal traditions and practices; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction www.exxun.com/Latvia/d_gv.html
traditions mixture of customary law, civil law system, and common law traditions; Supreme Court renders advisory opinions to legislature when asked; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations www.exxun.com/Norway/d_gv.html
traditions ... year terms; has special powers to protect regional interests, including the safeguarding of cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities); note - following the implementation of the new constitution on 4 February 1997 ... www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/d_gv.html
traffic ... submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana ... www.exxun.com/Albania/f_cm.html
traffic ... transit of terrorists through the porous border; Bangladesh protests India's fencing and walling off high-traffic sections of the porous boundary; a joint Bangladesh-India boundary commission resurveyed and reconstructed 92 ... www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/i_ti.html
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