Asian
... these newcomers to emigrate. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states combined, largely due to the country's vast natural resources and a recent history ...
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/a_fg.html
Asian
... opium poppy and ephedra (for the drug ephedrine); limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; significant consumer of opiates
www.exxun.com/Kazakhstan/i_ti.html
Asian
Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%
www.exxun.com/Kenya/c_pp.html
Asian
widespread harvesting of small plots of marijuana; transit country for South Asian heroin destined for Europe and North America; Indian methaqualone also transits on way to South Africa; significant potential for money ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/i_ti.html
Asian
... and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model including high ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/e_ec.html
Asian
Kuwaiti 45%, other Arab 35%, South Asian 9%, Iranian 4%, other 7%
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/c_pp.html
Asian
... to restrict their freedom of movement; Kuwait is reportedly a transit point for South and East Asian workers recruited for low-skilled work in Iraq; some of these workers are deceived as ...
www.exxun.com/Kuwait/i_ti.html
Asian
A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/a_fg.html
Asian
... of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/i_ti.html
Asian
... growth averaged 6% per year in 1988-2007 except during the short-lived drop caused by the Asian financial crisis beginning in 1997. Despite this high growth rate, Laos remains a country with ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/e_ec.html
Asian
Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern ...
www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
Asian
... continued significant cannabis consumption; opium poppy cultivation minimal; small amounts of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin transit country on way to European markets and for Middle Eastern consumption; money laundering ...
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/i_ti.html
Asian
transshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin and South American cocaine for the European and US markets; corruption, criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide significant potential for money laundering ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/i_ti.html
Asian
Chinese 95.7%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) 1%, other 3.3% (2001 census)
www.exxun.com/Macau/c_pp.html
Asian
major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe; although not a financial center and most criminal activity is thought to be ...
www.exxun.com/Macedonia/i_ti.html
Asian
Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuka, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
www.exxun.com/Malawi/c_pp.html
Asian
Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census)
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/c_pp.html
Asian
... Russia at the end of 2003 on favorable terms. Mongolia, which joined the World Trade Organization in 1997, seeks to expand its participation and integration into Asian regional economic and trade regimes
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/e_ec.html
Asian
Southern African transit point for South Asian hashish and heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for the European and South African markets; producer of cannabis (for local consumption) and methaqualone (for ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/i_ti.html
Asian
mixed black 85%, other 15% (includes Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian)
www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/c_pp.html
Asian
European 69.8%, Maori 7.9%, Asian 5.7%, Pacific islander 4.4%, other 0.5%, mixed 7.8%, unspecified 3.8% (2001 census)
www.exxun.com/NewZealand/c_pp.html
Asian
a transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for European, East Asian, and North American markets; consumer of amphetamines; safe haven for Nigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; major money-laundering center; massive corruption ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/i_ti.html
Asian
Niuen 78.2%, Pacific islander 10.2%, European 4.5%, mixed 3.9%, Asian 0.2%, unspecified 3% (2001 census)
www.exxun.com/Niue/c_pp.html
