official
Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects
www.exxun.com/Venezuela/c_pp.html
official
Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/c_pp.html
official
... and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is the only official flag
www.exxun.com/WallisandFutuna/d_gv.html
official
English (official), major vernaculars - Bemba, Kaonda, Lozi, Lunda, Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages
www.exxun.com/Zambia/c_pp.html
official
English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/c_pp.html
official
... wide variety of difficult economic problems as it struggles with an unsustainable fiscal deficit, an overvalued official exchange rate, hyperinflation, and bare store shelves. Its 1998-2002 involvement in the war in the ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/e_ec.html
officially
1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers (2005)
www.exxun.com/Belarus/e_ec.html
officially
... sectors. On the downside, the government must deal with high rates of unemployment and poverty. Unemployment officially was 23.8% in 2004, but unofficial estimates place it closer to 40%. HIV/AIDS infection ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/e_ec.html
officially
18 years of age for voluntary military service for both sexes; forced conscription of children, although officially prohibited, reportedly continues (2007)
www.exxun.com/Burma/h_ml.html
officially
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% note: officially atheist (2002 est.)
www.exxun.com/China/c_pp.html
officially
... year terms) elections: last held 20 January 2008 (next to be held in January 2013) election results: Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed
www.exxun.com/Cuba/d_gv.html
officially
... political activity by the Brotherhood and blocking its influence; civic society groups are sanctioned, but constrained in practical terms; only trade unions and professional associations affiliated with the government are officially sanctioned
www.exxun.com/Egypt/d_gv.html
officially
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
www.exxun.com/Guatemala/c_pp.html
officially
Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
www.exxun.com/Israel/c_pp.html
officially
... of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM's son, the current ruler KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/a_fg.html
officially
... have been privatized, although the state still holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999. EU membership, a top foreign policy goal ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/e_ec.html
officially
... emergency, imprisoned party leaders, and assumed power. The king's government subsequently released party leaders and officially ended the state of emergency in May 2005, but the monarch retained absolute power until ...
www.exxun.com/Nepal/a_fg.html
officially
refugees (country of origin): 107,803 (Bhutan); 20,153 (Tibet/China) IDPs: 50,000-70,000 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; displacement spread across the country) (2007)
www.exxun.com/Nepal/i_ti.html
officially
18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription officially ended October 2006; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts are ...
www.exxun.com/Romania/h_ml.html
officially
... Democratic Popular Union of Rwanda or UDPR [Adrien RANGIRA]; Democratic Republican Movement or MDR [Celestin KABANDA] (officially banned); Islamic Democratic Party or PDI [Andre BUMAYA]; Liberal Party or PL [Protais MITALI]; Party ...
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/d_gv.html
officially
... and the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007. In January 2008, the government officially withdrew from the ceasefire, and has begun engaging the LTTE in the northern portion of ...
www.exxun.com/SriLanka/a_fg.html
officially
... 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory
www.exxun.com/Svalbard/a_fg.html
officially
... and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/a_fg.html
