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small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
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... in 1995, but the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Large-scale military spending draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Since 2002, the government ...
www.exxun.com/Korea_North/e_ec.html
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... and lack of technical expertise. Economic growth is largely driven by the private sector - mostly small-scale retail businesses. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize 50% of its state ...
www.exxun.com/Kosovo/e_ec.html
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... 2003 significantly expanded the powers of the president at the expense of the legislature; during large-scale demonstrations in November 2006, President BAKIEV and the opposition negotiated a new constitution granting greater ...
www.exxun.com/Kyrgyzstan/d_gv.html
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... subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. The tourist industry, now a small ...
www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/e_ec.html
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... 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid
www.exxun.com/Micronesia_FederatedStatesof/a_fg.html
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tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
www.exxun.com/Monaco/e_ec.html
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... Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/a_fg.html
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... and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/e_ec.html
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limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
www.exxun.com/Qatar/b_mp.html
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cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/e_ec.html
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transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/i_ti.html
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... moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. Sharp drops illustrated the vulnerability of the tourist sector in 1991-92 due largely to ...
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
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diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
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... and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara, the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/b_mp.html
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deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities
www.exxun.com/Suriname/b_mp.html
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... September 1999, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000 ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/a_fg.html
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small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
www.exxun.com/Tokelau/e_ec.html
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small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws; weak border control along Brazilian frontier ...
www.exxun.com/Uruguay/i_ti.html
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This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors ...
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/e_ec.html
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small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country from Colombia bound for US ...
www.exxun.com/Venezuela/i_ti.html
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generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
www.exxun.com/WestBank/e_ec.html
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crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/Yemen/e_ec.html
