Affairs
... functions as a cabinet elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the head of government is chosen from the Council of ...
www.exxun.com/Tokelau/d_gv.html
affairs
... has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors. Governmental control of economic affairs while still heavy has gradually lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/e_ec.html
affairs
... status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973 ...
www.exxun.com/TurksandCaicosIslands/a_fg.html
affairs
... Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/a_fg.html
Affairs
... the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/d_gv.html
Affairs
organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/d_gv.html
affect
hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
www.exxun.com/Benin/b_mp.html
affect
... July 2005, while pressing for more rapid structural reforms. An insufficient electrical supply continues to adversely affect Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power ...
www.exxun.com/Benin/e_ec.html
affect
... still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. Unrest in neighboring nations, Chad, Sudan, and the DRC, continues to affect stability in the Central African Republic as well
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/a_fg.html
affect
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/b_mp.html
affect
... of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern among Mekong Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River will affect water levels
www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
affect
... by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in ...
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/b_mp.html
affect
... estimated five to six times more Patagonian toothfish than the regulated fishery, which is likely to affect the sustainability of the stock; large amount of incidental mortality of seabirds resulting from long ...
www.exxun.com/SouthernOcean/b_mp.html
affected
... 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 to any regional power (2008
www.exxun.com/Cuba/h_ml.html
affected
... return in 1998, but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for ...
www.exxun.com/Montserrat/e_ec.html
affected
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
www.exxun.com/Philippines/b_mp.html
affected
... faced large refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia and Chad. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and lack of government support have chronically obstructed the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations
www.exxun.com/Sudan/a_fg.html
affected
soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade, especially for ivory
www.exxun.com/Tanzania/b_mp.html
affected
tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/b_mp.html
affected
mostly desert; hot and humid along west coast; temperate in western mountains affected by seasonal monsoon; extraordinarily hot, dry, harsh desert in east
www.exxun.com/Yemen/b_mp.html
affecting
extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more than half the population (2001 est.)
www.exxun.com/Angola/e_ec.html
affecting
recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/b_mp.html
