rival
... power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary elections and become prime minister in August ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/a_fg.html
rivalries
... as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in ...
www.exxun.com/AmericanSamoa/a_fg.html
rivalry
... golden age. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/a_fg.html
Rivalry
Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was ...
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rivals
... VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 ...
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rivals
... and to develop new products. At the same time, they face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. US firms are at or near ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/e_ec.html
Rivas
... departamento) and 2 autonomous regions* (regiones autonomistas, singular - region autonoma); Atlantico Norte*, Atlantico Sur*, Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega, Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Rio San Juan, Rivas
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river
... The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean
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river
sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways
www.exxun.com/ArcticOcean/g_tr.html
River
... extremist organizations; uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; in 2006, Argentina went to the ICJ to ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/i_ti.html
River
Armenian Highland with mountains; little forest land; fast flowing rivers; good soil in Aras River valley
www.exxun.com/Armenia/b_mp.html
river
2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2006)
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river
... location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils ...
www.exxun.com/Austria/b_mp.html
river
discussions with India remain stalled to delimit a small section of river boundary, exchange territory for 51 small Bangladeshi exclaves in India and 111 small Indian exclaves in Bangladesh, allocate divided villages ...
www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/i_ti.html
River
lowest point: Nyoman River 90 m highest point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m
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River
... nm in the north, 3 nm in the south; note - from the mouth of the Sarstoon River to Ranguana Cay, Belize's territorial sea is 3 nm; according to Belize's Maritime ...
www.exxun.com/Belize/b_mp.html
river
sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands
www.exxun.com/Benin/b_mp.html
River
150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2005)
www.exxun.com/Benin/g_tr.html
River
... ceded thirteen villages to Benin, but border relations remain strained by rival cross-border gang clashes; talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River
www.exxun.com/Benin/i_ti.html
River
Sava River (northern border) open to shipping but use limited (2006)
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/g_tr.html
River
sections along the Drina River remain in dispute between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; discussions continue with Croatia on several small disputed sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinder ...
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/i_ti.html
River
... Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River at Kazungula crossing, thereby de facto recognizing the short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia ...
www.exxun.com/Botswana/i_ti.html
River
lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/b_mp.html
River
... from Burma; Thailand is studying the feasibility of jointly constructing the Hatgyi Dam on the Salween River near the border with Burma; citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China is reconsidering construction ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/i_ti.html
