caused
... the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland ...
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caused
... the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national ...
www.exxun.com/Mexico/b_mp.html
caused
erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/b_mp.html
caused
... fuel a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for economic managers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was ...
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/e_ec.html
caused
... the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. Free elections ...
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/a_fg.html
caused
... linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the rest of the Cook Islands, have caused it to be separately administered. The population of the island continues to drop (from a ...
www.exxun.com/Niue/a_fg.html
caused
... tourist entries have exceeded one-half million in recent years, but financial difficulties in Japan have caused a temporary slowdown. The agricultural sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms ...
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/e_ec.html
caused
... because of sulfur dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/b_mp.html
caused
soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas
www.exxun.com/Portugal/b_mp.html
caused
... and the federal budget. In mid-November, mini-devaluations of the currency by the Central Bank caused increased capital flight and froze domestic credit markets, resulting in growing unemployment, wage arrears, and ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
caused
... Caribbean area, and the government is trying to revitalize the banana industry, although recent hurricanes have caused exports to contract. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks including volatile ...
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/e_ec.html
caused
... search of better job opportunities in Europe. Senegal was also beset by an energy crisis that caused widespread blackouts in 2006 and 2007. The phosphate industry has struggled for two years to ...
www.exxun.com/Senegal/e_ec.html
caused
... with a federal level parliament. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 caused the international community to open negotiations on the future status of Kosovo in January 2006 ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/a_fg.html
caused
... yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/a_fg.html
