deposits
... high cost of developing infrastructure. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the population. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, and oil, account for nearly two-thirds of export earnings. The government ...
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/e_ec.html
deposits
strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits
www.exxun.com/Qatar/b_mp.html
deposits
wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources
www.exxun.com/Russia/b_mp.html
deposits
... it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch ...
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/a_fg.html
deposits
... credits for Pakistan earthquake relief; pledged a total of $1.59 billion to Lebanon in assistance and deposits to the Central Bank of Lebanon in 2006 and pledged an additional $1.1 billion in ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/e_ec.html
deposits
... short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations; deep continental shelf floored by glacial deposits varying widely over short distances; high winds and large waves much of the year; ship ...
www.exxun.com/SouthernOcean/b_mp.html
deposits
... islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed ...
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/a_fg.html
deposits
... proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored. There are no reliable estimates of potential reserves. Commercial ...
www.exxun.com/SpratlyIslands/e_ec.html
deposits
... Svalbard. The treaty of 9 February 1920 gave the 41 signatories equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in ...
www.exxun.com/Svalbard/e_ec.html
deposits
asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/b_mp.html
deposits
small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/b_mp.html
deposits
Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper, cobalt, gold, and other minerals. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over ...
www.exxun.com/Uganda/e_ec.html
deposits
... of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/a_fg.html
deposits
... and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors in 2005, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters ...
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/e_ec.html
deposits
phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/b_mp.html
deposits
petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west
www.exxun.com/Yemen/b_mp.html
depreciate
... driven by tourism and a boom in tourism-related construction. The Seychelles rupee was allowed to depreciate in 2006 after being overvalued for years and fell by 10% in the first 9 ...
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depreciated
... demand and commodity prices on world markets, but the standard of living fell. The Guinea franc depreciated sharply as the prices for basic necessities like food and fuel rose beyond the reach ...
www.exxun.com/Guinea/e_ec.html
depreciated
... to more than 11% during the first few months of 2008, primarily because of rising world commodity prices. The Pakistani rupee has depreciated since the proclamation of emergency rule in November 2007
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/e_ec.html
depreciation
... Inflation rose in 2007 for the first time in eight years, driven in part by the depreciation of the currency, rising energy costs, a nation-wide drought affecting food prices, and a ...
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depressants
... Caribbean; consumer of ecstasy and of Mexican heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine; minor consumer of high-quality Southeast Asian heroin; illicit producer of cannabis, marijuana, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and methamphetamine; money-laundering center
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/i_ti.html
depression
... persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and a bank run culminated in 2001 in the most ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/e_ec.html
Depression
lowest point: Djourab Depression 160 m highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m
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