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... only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and ...
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/a_fg.html
maintains
... Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/d_gv.html
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... the 1,000-strong UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has served in Cyprus since 1964 and maintains the buffer zone between north and south; on 1 May 2004, Cyprus entered the European ...
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/i_ti.html
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... entering and leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but also has strong ties with the US ...
www.exxun.com/Djibouti/a_fg.html
maintains
Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while maintaining some political ties to various factions in Somalia; thousands of Somali refugees await repatriation in UNHCR camps in Djibouti
www.exxun.com/Djibouti/i_ti.html
maintains
... has ceded stakes in such leading firms as Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. It maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. The telecommunications ...
www.exxun.com/France/e_ec.html
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... boundary sections, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities ...
www.exxun.com/India/i_ti.html
maintains
... between the holidays of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur note: Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, but the US, like nearly all other countries, maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv
www.exxun.com/Israel/d_gv.html
maintains
... sufficient in rice, Japan must import about 55% of its food on a caloric basis. Japan maintains one of the world's largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/e_ec.html
maintains
... LPA also has upgraded skills to respond to avian influenza outbreaks; there is no perceived external threat to the state and the LPA maintains strong ties with the neighboring Vietnamese military (2008
www.exxun.com/Laos/h_ml.html
maintains
... in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. The UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) maintains a strong presence throughout the country, but the security situation is still fragile and the ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/a_fg.html
maintains
Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
www.exxun.com/Nauru/h_ml.html
maintains
South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island
www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/f_cm.html
maintains
... whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005 ...
www.exxun.com/Togo/a_fg.html
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... convert imported morphine base into heroin exist in remote regions of Turkey and near Istanbul; government maintains strict controls over areas of legal opium poppy cultivation and over output of poppy straw ...
www.exxun.com/Turkey/i_ti.html
maintenance
... private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy. Future prospects depend heavily on the maintenance of aid flows, the encouragement of tourism, remittances, and the momentum of the government's ...
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maintenance
total: 562 km narrow gauge: 562 km 0.914-m gauge note: railways not in operation since 2005 because of disuse and high costs that led to a lack of maintenance (2007)
www.exxun.com/ElSalvador/g_tr.html
maintenance
large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair
www.exxun.com/Georgia/g_tr.html
maintenance
Lesotho's declared policy is maintenance of its independent sovereignty and preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa; restructuring of the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and ...
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/h_ml.html
maintenance
... National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the ...
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maintenance
... In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when ...
www.exxun.com/ParacelIslands/a_fg.html
maintenance
... for nearly half of Sierra Leone's exports. The fate of the economy depends upon the maintenance of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
maintenance
... general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but ...
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