officio
unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (32 seats - 14 reserved for cabinet ministers sitting ex officio, nine for nobles selected by the country's 33 nobles, and nine elected by popular vote ...
www.exxun.com/Tonga/d_gv.html
officio
... established special interest groups [women 79, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 13 ex officio members; to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 23 February 2006 (next to be ...
www.exxun.com/Uganda/d_gv.html
offset
... from abroad of $600-$800 million, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy; this helps offset the towering trade deficit. Agriculture, which accounts for more than one-fifth of GDP, is ...
www.exxun.com/Albania/e_ec.html
offset
... fixed-main lines, which remains low at less than 10 telephones per 100 persons, is partially offset by the rapid increase in mobile cellular subscribership; in 2007, combined fixed-line and mobile ...
www.exxun.com/Algeria/f_cm.html
offset
... other nonferrous metals are Armenia's highest valued exports. Armenia's severe trade imbalance has been offset somewhat by international aid, remittances from Armenians working abroad, and foreign direct investment. Armenia joined ...
www.exxun.com/Armenia/e_ec.html
offset
... real output has averaged around 5% in the past seven years, but rapid population growth has offset much of this increase. Inflation has subsided over the past several years. In order to ...
www.exxun.com/Benin/e_ec.html
offset
... to its network; a drop in fixed-line connections in recent years has been more than offset by a sharp increase in mobile-cellular telephone use fostered by multiple service providers; the ...
www.exxun.com/Bulgaria/f_cm.html
offset
... opium production in the United Wa State Army's areas of greatest control was more than offset by increases in south and east Shan state; lack of government will to take on ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/i_ti.html
offset
... facing President URIBE include reforming the pension system, reducing high unemployment, and funding new exploration to offset declining oil production. The government's economic reforms and democratic security strategy, coupled with increased ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/e_ec.html
offset
... Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid, overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s ...
www.exxun.com/CookIslands/e_ec.html
offset
... in non-traditional exports have offset declines in the maquila exports, while remittances and external aid offset the trade deficit from high oil prices and strong import demand for consumer and intermediate ...
www.exxun.com/ElSalvador/e_ec.html
offset
... Between 2003 and 2007, growth moderated to about 4-5% annually. A downturn in consumer spending was offset by rapid export growth. Moderate inflation, low unemployment, and an export surplus in 2007 characterize ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_South/e_ec.html
offset
... of domestic peace and the continued receipt of substantial aid from abroad, which is essential to offset the severe trade imbalance and supplement government revenues. The IMF has completed a Poverty Reduction ...
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
offset
... of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white Cross of Lorraine surmounting three blue hills); the coat of arms is centered vertically and offset slightly to the hoist side
www.exxun.com/Slovakia/d_gv.html
offset
... New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from Tongan communities overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances ...
www.exxun.com/Tonga/e_ec.html
offset
... in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/d_gv.html
offsetting
... effective; combined fixed line and mobile telephone density is approximately 75 telephones per 100 persons domestic: offsetting the shortage of fixed line capacity, mobile phone service has been available since 1996; by ...
www.exxun.com/Albania/f_cm.html
offshore
... the construction sector, contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy ...
www.exxun.com/Anguilla/e_ec.html
offshore
... System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorage is sparse and intermittent; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/g_tr.html
offshore
considered a minor transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; more significant as an offshore financial center
www.exxun.com/AntiguaandBarbuda/i_ti.html
offshore
Tourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has ...
www.exxun.com/Aruba/e_ec.html
offshore
none; offshore anchorage only
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/g_tr.html
