Affairs
... functions as a cabinet elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; the head of government is chosen from the Council of ...
www.exxun.com/Tokelau/d_gv.html
affairs
... has a diverse economy, with important agricultural, mining, tourism, and manufacturing sectors. Governmental control of economic affairs while still heavy has gradually lessened over the past decade with increasing privatization, simplification of ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/e_ec.html
affairs
... status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973 ...
www.exxun.com/TurksandCaicosIslands/a_fg.html
affairs
... Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/a_fg.html
Affairs
... the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/d_gv.html
Affairs
organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/d_gv.html
affect
hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
www.exxun.com/Benin/b_mp.html
affect
... July 2005, while pressing for more rapid structural reforms. An insufficient electrical supply continues to adversely affect Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power ...
www.exxun.com/Benin/e_ec.html
affect
... still does not fully control the countryside, where pockets of lawlessness persist. Unrest in neighboring nations, Chad, Sudan, and the DRC, continues to affect stability in the Central African Republic as well
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/a_fg.html
affect
hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
www.exxun.com/CentralAfricanRepublic/b_mp.html
affect
... jump. The effects of the global financial crisis and the US recession are projected to negatively affect GDP growth in 2009, with a rebound expected in 2010. Although the economy is growing ...
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/e_ec.html
affect
... of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern among Mekong Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River will affect water levels
www.exxun.com/Laos/i_ti.html
affect
... international transshipment ports. The drop in oil prices and the global financial crisis in 2008 will affect Oman's fiscal position and it may post a deficit in 2009 if oil prices ...
www.exxun.com/Oman/e_ec.html
