HUNTE
... Saint Lucia Freedom Party or SFP [Martinus FRANCOIS]; Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenneth ANTHONY]; Sou Tout Apwe Fete Fini or STAFF [Christopher HUNTE]; United Workers Party or UWP [Stephenson KING
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/d_gv.html
Hunter
... dispute between Suriname and the French overseas department of French Guiana; France asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Adelie Land); France and Vanuatu claim Matthew and Hunter Islands, east of New Caledonia
www.exxun.com/France/i_ti.html
Hunter
Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by France and Vanuatu
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/i_ti.html
Hunter
Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/i_ti.html
Hunters
... Party of Cyprus [George PERDIKIS]; Movement for Social Democrats or EDEK [Yannakis OMIROU]; Political Movement of Hunters [Michalis PAFITANIS]; Progressive Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist Party) [Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS]; United ...
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/d_gv.html
hunters
... captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The ...
www.exxun.com/JanMayen/a_fg.html
hunting
... activity, high unemployment, and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, contributes 40% to GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most ...
www.exxun.com/Comoros/e_ec.html
hunting
... MEDEF, employers' union with 750,000 companies as members (claimed) French Guiana: conservationists; gold mining pressure groups; hunting pressure groups Guadeloupe: Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG; General Federation of ...
www.exxun.com/France/d_gv.html
hunting
... of the Crozets). Discovered and claimed by France in 1772, the islands were used for seal hunting and as a base for whaling. Originally administered as a dependency of Madagascar, they became ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
hunting
protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting
www.exxun.com/Greenland/b_mp.html
hunting
... home of the dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons, driven to extinction by the end of the 17th century through a combination of hunting and the introduction of predatory species
www.exxun.com/Mauritius/b_mp.html
hunting
inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought
www.exxun.com/Sudan/b_mp.html
hunting
... nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the island, runs many of the local services, and provides most of the local infrastructure. There is also some hunting of seal, reindeer, and fox
www.exxun.com/Svalbard/e_ec.html
hunting
limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/b_mp.html
hunting
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
hunting
air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting
www.exxun.com/Thailand/b_mp.html
Hural
... Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR elected president; percent of vote - Nambaryn ENKHBAYAR 53.44%, Mendsaikhanin ENKHSAIKHAN 20.05%, Bazarsadyn JARGALSAIKHAN 13.92%, Badarchyn ERDENEBAT 12.59%; Miegombyn ENKHBOLD elected prime minister by the State Great Hural 56 to 10
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/d_gv.html
hurricane
hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
www.exxun.com/Aruba/b_mp.html
Hurricane
... of reinsurance companies relocated to the island following the 11 September 2001 attacks and again after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, contributing to the expansion of an already robust international business sector ...
www.exxun.com/Bermuda/e_ec.html
hurricane
the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
www.exxun.com/Cuba/b_mp.html
hurricane
lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/b_mp.html
Hurricane
... the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage
www.exxun.com/Grenada/a_fg.html
hurricane
lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
www.exxun.com/Grenada/b_mp.html