coupled
... War I in the western portion of Armenia, Ottoman Turkey instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in an estimated 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern ...
www.exxun.com/Armenia/a_fg.html
coupled
... Brazil ran record trade surpluses and recorded its first current account surpluses since 1992. Productivity gains coupled with high commodity prices contributed to the surge in exports. Brazil improved its debt profile ...
www.exxun.com/Brazil/e_ec.html
coupled
... general assessment: limited telephone service; fixed-line connections for well less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular usage of only about 3 per 100 persons; most fixed-line and ...
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/f_cm.html
coupled
... high costs and low telephone density; fixed-line connections for only about 1 per 1000 persons coupled with mobile-cellular usage of only about 9 per 100 persons domestic: fair system of ...
www.exxun.com/Chad/f_cm.html
coupled
... new exploration to offset declining oil production. The government's economic reforms and democratic security strategy, coupled with increased investment, have engendered a growing sense of confidence in the economy. However, the ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/e_ec.html
coupled
The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's ...
www.exxun.com/Egypt/a_fg.html
coupled
... one-quarter of GDP, and 60% of public sector wages. Substantial revenues from the energy sector coupled with a small population give Libya one of the highest per capita GDPs in Africa ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/e_ec.html
coupled
... natural gas in disputes over pricing. Russia's decision to ban Moldovan wine and agricultural products, coupled with its decision to double the price Moldova paid for Russian natural gas, slowed GDP ...
www.exxun.com/Moldova/e_ec.html
coupled
... confidence-building measures have led to decreased tensions since 2002. Mounting public dissatisfaction with President MUSHARRAF, coupled with the assassination of the prominent and popular political leader, Benazir BHUTTO, in late 2007 ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/a_fg.html
coupled
... of heroin, and cocaine bound for Southern Africa and possibly Europe; a poorly developed financial infrastructure coupled with a government commitment to combating money laundering make it an unattractive venue for money ...
www.exxun.com/Zambia/i_ti.html
coups
... rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems ...
www.exxun.com/Bolivia/a_fg.html
coups
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Current President Blaise COMPAORE ...
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/a_fg.html
coups
Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military ...
www.exxun.com/Comoros/a_fg.html
coups
... Emperor Haile SELASSIE (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 ...
www.exxun.com/Ethiopia/a_fg.html
coups
... 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/a_fg.html
coups
... sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a ...
www.exxun.com/Ghana/a_fg.html
coups
... promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/h_ml.html
coups
... its independence in 1946. The country lacked political stability, however, and experienced a series of military coups during its first decades. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/a_fg.html
coups
... political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and intermittent military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of political power ...
www.exxun.com/Turkey/a_fg.html
Cour
Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) or Cour de Cassation (in French) (judges are appointed for life by the Government; candidacies have to be submitted by the High ...
www.exxun.com/Belgium/d_gv.html
Cour
Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; High Court of Justice
www.exxun.com/Benin/d_gv.html
Cour
Supreme Court or Cour Supreme; Constitutional Court; High Court of Justice (composed of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court)
www.exxun.com/Burundi/d_gv.html
