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... on 1 January 1999; it became the unit of exchange for all of the EU states except the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Denmark. In 2002, citizens of the 12 euro-area countries ...
www.exxun.com/EuropeanUnion/a_fg.html
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... humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; average annual rainfall is 24 inches in Stanley; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate
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... the UK and the sale of postage stamps and coins. The islands are now self-financing except for defense. The British Geological Survey announced a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/e_ec.html
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... exports equal nearly two-fifths of GDP. Finland excels in high-tech exports, e.g., mobile phones. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some ...
www.exxun.com/Finland/e_ec.html
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under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police and justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchPolynesia/d_gv.html
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... Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/c_pp.html
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... in 2001, and again in 2006 head of government: Prime Minister Samuel HINDS (since October 1992, except for a period as chief of state after the death of President Cheddi JAGAN on ...
www.exxun.com/Guyana/d_gv.html
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... system would not be imposed on Hong Kong and that Hong Kong would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years
www.exxun.com/HongKong/a_fg.html
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... subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income. In the absence of other natural resources (except for abundant geothermal power), the economy depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides 70 ...
www.exxun.com/Iceland/e_ec.html
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18 years of age; universal (except in senatorial elections, where minimum age is 25)
www.exxun.com/Italy/d_gv.html
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... Chol (since 3 September 2003), THAE Jong Su (since 16 October 2007) cabinet: Naegak (cabinet) members, except for Minister of People's Armed Forces, are appointed by SPA elections: last held in ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/d_gv.html
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homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
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... results, starting from an extremely low base, were striking - growth averaged 6% per year in 1988-2007 except during the short-lived drop caused by the Asian financial crisis beginning in 1997. Despite ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
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... socialist economic system would not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years
www.exxun.com/Macau/a_fg.html
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... a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers except Melaka and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East ...
www.exxun.com/Malaysia/d_gv.html
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... activity consists primarily of subsistence farming and fishing. The islands have few mineral deposits worth exploiting, except for high-grade phosphate. The potential for a tourist industry exists, but the remote location ...
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/e_ec.html
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based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/d_gv.html
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Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese ...
www.exxun.com/Palau/c_pp.html
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... approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was ...
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/a_fg.html
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... cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels; vessels in any port ...
www.exxun.com/SouthernOcean/g_tr.html
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... in recent years with only coal and quarry stone mines remaining active. Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily dependent on South Africa from which ...
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/e_ec.html
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civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/d_gv.html
