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... In mid-2003 Pyongyang announced it had completed the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel rods (to extract weapons-grade plutonium) and was developing a "nuclear deterrent." Beginning in August 2003, North Korea ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/a_fg.html
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... policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/a_fg.html
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... found beneath Cambodia's territorial waters, representing a new revenue stream for the government if commercial extraction begins. Mining also is attracting significant investor interest, particularly in the northeastern parts of the ...
www.exxun.com/Cambodia/e_ec.html
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soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for wood used as fuel; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/b_mp.html
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tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/e_ec.html
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petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/e_ec.html
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... Canadian mining company signed a contract with the GSE in 2007 and plans to begin mineral extraction in 2010. Eritrea also anticipates opening a free trade zone at the port of Massawa ...
www.exxun.com/Eritrea/e_ec.html
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petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement
www.exxun.com/Gabon/e_ec.html
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... has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. Kazakhstan's industrial sector rests on the extraction and processing of these natural resources. The breakup of the USSR in December 1991 and ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/e_ec.html
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... reforms and fiscal discipline. In 2001, exploratory oil wells in tracts 80 km offshore indicated potential extraction at current world oil prices. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have failed to materialize. Meantime ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
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... ensuing civil war and unpaid debts. More power is needed for additional investment projects in titanium extraction and processing and garment manufacturing that could further close the import/export gap. Mozambique's ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/e_ec.html
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The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 8% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond ...
www.exxun.com/Namibia/e_ec.html
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mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas; fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing
www.exxun.com/Peru/e_ec.html
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... by non-tradable services and goods for the domestic market, as opposed to oil or mineral extraction and exports. Rising inflation returned in the second half of 2007, driven largely by unsterilized ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
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... in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects were to be expanded. The Turkmenistan Government is actively seeking to develop ...
www.exxun.com/Turkmenistan/a_fg.html
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farming, forestry, and fishing 0.6%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.6%, managerial, professional, and technical 35.5%, sales and office 24.8%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2007)
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/e_ec.html
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air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack ...
www.exxun.com/Zambia/b_mp.html
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... monitored program, although it continues Article IV consultations and ad hoc cooperation. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, and the negative effects of large inflows of foreign exchange, are major challenges facing ...
www.exxun.com/Angola/e_ec.html
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... investment slowing the inflow of foreign exchange. The most productive sectors will continue to be in extractive industries, especially oil and gas, mining, and timber with the latter especially causing environmental degradation ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/e_ec.html
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complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries including ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
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... fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/e_ec.html
