droughts
northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Morocco/b_mp.html
droughts
severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/b_mp.html
droughts
periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Nauru/b_mp.html
droughts
... develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. A predominately Tuareg ethnic group emerged in February ...
www.exxun.com/Niger/a_fg.html
droughts
recurring droughts
www.exxun.com/Niger/b_mp.html
droughts
periodic droughts; flooding
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/b_mp.html
droughts
summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Oman/b_mp.html
droughts
periodic droughts; hurricanes
www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/b_mp.html
droughts
periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/b_mp.html
droughts
lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Senegal/b_mp.html
droughts
lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; short droughts possible
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/b_mp.html
droughts
recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
www.exxun.com/Somalia/b_mp.html
droughts
prolonged droughts
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/b_mp.html
droughts
periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Spain/b_mp.html
droughts
dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
www.exxun.com/Sudan/b_mp.html
droughts
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
droughts
land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
www.exxun.com/Thailand/b_mp.html
droughts
hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Togo/b_mp.html
droughts
... the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are ...
www.exxun.com/Uruguay/b_mp.html
droughts
subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/Venezuela/b_mp.html
droughts
several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/b_mp.html
droughts
droughts
www.exxun.com/WestBank/b_mp.html
droughts
recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/b_mp.html
drove
... hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off ...
www.exxun.com/Cambodia/a_fg.html
drove
... since the financial crisis of 1998. Although high oil prices and a relatively cheap ruble initially drove this growth, since 2003 consumer demand and, more recently, investment have played a significant role ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
drove
... and 443,000 displaced, and destroyed an estimated $1.5 billion worth of property. Government spending and reconstruction drove growth to more than 7% in 2006 but reduced agriculture output probably slowed growth to ...
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/e_ec.html
drove
... divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased ...
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/a_fg.html
DRP
... Justice) Party or AP [Abdul Majeed Abdul BARI]; Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party (Maldivian People's Party) or DRP [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM]; Islamic Democratic Party or IDP [Omar NASEER]; Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP ...
www.exxun.com/Maldives/d_gv.html
drug
... widespread corruption impedes counterdrug efforts; most of the heroin consumed in Europe and Eurasia is derived from Afghan opium; vulnerable to drug money laundering through informal financial networks; regional source of hashish
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/i_ti.html
