substantial
... Nagaland separatists; lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a boundary alignment to resolve substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lies in Bhutan's northwest
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/i_ti.html
substantial
... a full member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in September 2007. The country receives substantial reconstruction assistance and humanitarian aid from the international community but will have to prepare for ...
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/e_ec.html
substantial
... offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of ...
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/e_ec.html
substantial
... and more than 90% of exports. Per capita GDP is among the highest in Asia, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical ...
www.exxun.com/Brunei/e_ec.html
substantial
over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; Thailand must deal with Karen and other ethnic rebels, illegal cross-border ...
www.exxun.com/Burma/i_ti.html
substantial
... funds to the Canadian provinces. Exports account for roughly a third of GDP. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner, the US, which absorbs 80% of Canadian exports ...
www.exxun.com/Canada/e_ec.html
substantial
no substantial political opposition groups exist, although the government has identified the Falungong spiritual movement and the China Democracy Party as subversive groups
www.exxun.com/China/d_gv.html
substantial
4% unemployment in urban areas; substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas (2007 est.)
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
substantial
... treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a boundary alignment to resolve substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lies in Bhutan's northwest; China asserts sovereignty over ...
www.exxun.com/China/i_ti.html
substantial
... growth averaging 5% annually, one of the highest rates in Africa. The government has mortgaged a substantial portion of its oil earnings through oil-backed loans that have contributed to a growing ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_Republic/e_ec.html
substantial
... during the same period. Cote d'Ivoire's offshore oil and gas production has resulted in substantial crude oil exports and provides sufficient natural gas to fuel electricity exports to Ghana, Togo ...
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/e_ec.html
substantial
... a few desalination plants are now on line. After 10 years of drought, the country received substantial rainfall from 2001-04 alleviating immediate concerns. Rainfall in 2005 and 2006, however, was well below ...
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/e_ec.html
substantial
... become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions; significant ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/i_ti.html
substantial
general assessment: foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service; substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services ...
www.exxun.com/Estonia/f_cm.html
substantial
... a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the islands in 1993, and early seismic surveys suggest substantial reserves capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day; to date, no exploitable site has been ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/e_ec.html
substantial
... basis for a more diversified economy and lessen dependence on Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy (about 15% of GDP) from Denmark, the Faroese have a standard of living ...
www.exxun.com/FaroeIslands/e_ec.html
substantial
... a difficult business climate. Tourist arrivals for 2007 are estimated to be down almost 6%, with substantial job losses in the service sector. In July 2007 the Reserve Bank of Fiji announced ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/e_ec.html
substantial
... strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 2000, achieving positive GDP growth and curtailing inflation. Georgia's GDP growth ...
www.exxun.com/Georgia/e_ec.html
substantial
The economy remains critically dependent on exports of fish and a substantial subsidy from the Danish Government, which supplies about half of government revenues. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and ...
www.exxun.com/Greenland/e_ec.html
substantial
... The agricultural sector, particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation, has gradually recovered, and the tourism sector has seen substantial increases in foreign direct investment as the regional share of the tourism market increases
www.exxun.com/Grenada/e_ec.html
substantial
the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively
www.exxun.com/Guyana/b_mp.html
