went
... Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; in 2006, Argentina went to the ICJ to protest, on environmental grounds, the construction of two pulp mills in ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/i_ti.html
went
... the two most serious macroeconomic problems. On 1 January 2006 a new value-added tax (VAT) went into effect. The VAT has been successful in capturing much of the gray market economy ...
www.exxun.com/BosniaandHerzegovina/e_ec.html
went
... from 1843 to 1914. In 1928, a spiny lobster cannery was established, but when the company went bankrupt in 1931, seven workers were abandoned. Only two survived until 1934 when rescue finally ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
went
... stringent fishing quotas. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs ...
www.exxun.com/Greenland/a_fg.html
went
... in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money-laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US went into effect in 2003
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/a_fg.html
went
... to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/a_fg.html
went
... votes in the parliament failed to secure a two-thirds majority for a candidate, the vote then went to a special session of the United People's Assembly on 3 August 2005
www.exxun.com/Suriname/d_gv.html
went
signed by the King in July 2005 went into effect on 8 February 2006
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/d_gv.html
went
25 December 1947; amended in 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2005 note: constitution adopted on 25 December 1946; went into effect on 25 December 1947
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/d_gv.html
went
... invalidated by the Ukrainian Supreme Court because of widespread and significant violations; under constitutional reforms that went into effect 1 January 2006, the majority in parliament takes the lead in naming the ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/d_gv.html
Wenzhong
chief of mission: Ambassador ZHOU Wenzhong chancery: 2300 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 328-2500 FAX: [1] (202) 328-2582 consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San ...
www.exxun.com/China/d_gv.html
Werner
... Austrian People's Party or OeVP [Wilhelm MOLTERER]; Freedom Party of Austria or FPOe [Heinz Christian STRACHE]; Social Democratic Party of Austria or SPOe [Werner FAYMANN]; The Greens [Alexander VAN DER BELLEN
www.exxun.com/Austria/d_gv.html
WESCOTT
... Alliance [Ingrid HOUTMAN-WHITFIELD] Sint Maarten: Democratic Party of Sint Maarten or DP-St. M [Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS]; Freedom Slate of National Democratic Party [Theophilus PRIEST]; National Alliance or NA [William MARLIN ...
www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/d_gv.html
Wesleyan
Christian (Free Wesleyan Church claims over 30,000 adherents)
www.exxun.com/Tonga/c_pp.html
west
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/b_mp.html
west
IDPs: 132,246 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in south and west due to drought and instability) (2007)
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/i_ti.html
West
... low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/b_mp.html
west
... claims; no claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west; the International Whaling Commission created a sancturary around the entire continent to deter catches by ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/i_ti.html
West
mixture of US and West European legal systems; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
www.exxun.com/Argentina/d_gv.html
west
... AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2007
www.exxun.com/Aruba/f_cm.html
West
total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/b_mp.html
West
no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island; access to East and Middle Islands is by permit only
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/c_pp.html
West
... high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa, the east coast of Brazil, and the Caribbean Sea; numerous commercial vessels have been ...
www.exxun.com/AtlanticOcean/g_tr.html
