shortages
... and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. The Central Bank often delays or restricts convertibility, especially ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/e_ec.html
shortages
... in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about the environment, including loss of forests, shortages of energy and water, the decline in biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset ...
www.exxun.com/World/a_fg.html
shortages
... began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
shortcomings
... which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/a_fg.html
shortcomings
... only about 1 per 100 persons; wireless telephony has grown rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple service providers operate nationally; mobile-cellular teledensity reached 30 ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/f_cm.html
shorten
... by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature elections: last held 22 July 2007 (next to be held ...
www.exxun.com/Cameroon/d_gv.html
shortened
... age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 12-month service obligation, in practice shortened to 8 to 9 months; although all males between ages of 18 and 44 are ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/h_ml.html
shortened
... the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60 ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/h_ml.html
shortens
6 km note: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2007)
www.exxun.com/Greece/g_tr.html
shorter
... blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/d_gv.html
shorter
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/d_gv.html
shorter
... shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
www.exxun.com/Ireland/d_gv.html
shorter
... horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/d_gv.html
shortest
... access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by ...
www.exxun.com/ArcticOcean/b_mp.html
shortfall
... of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay ...
www.exxun.com/Niue/e_ec.html
shortfalls
... financial crisis. A severe drought exacerbated the recession in 1999, reducing crop yields and causing hydroelectric shortfalls and electricity rationing, and Chile experienced negative economic growth for the first time in more ...
www.exxun.com/Chile/e_ec.html
shortfalls
... earnings through oil-backed loans that have contributed to a growing debt burden and chronic revenue shortfalls. Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/e_ec.html
shortfalls
... nearly $9 million towards the government budget in 2006 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. The US Government is also a major revenue source for ...
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/e_ec.html
Shortly
Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with ...
www.exxun.com/Tanzania/a_fg.html
Shortly
... materials to industrial and mining sites (vertical drilling apparatus) in other regions of the former USSR. Shortly after independence was ratified in December 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/e_ec.html
shortly
... guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated ...
www.exxun.com/WesternSahara/d_gv.html
shortwave
AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006)
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/f_cm.html
