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... 60% of Nicaragua's exports, but recent increases in the minimum wage will likely erode its comparative advantage in this industry. Nicaragua relies on international economic assistance to meet internal- and external ...
www.exxun.com/Nicaragua/e_ec.html
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cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
www.exxun.com/Finland/b_mp.html
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tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
www.exxun.com/Ghana/b_mp.html
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... World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) helped Japan advance with extraordinary speed to the rank ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/e_ec.html
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... neighboring Balkan countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime (including counterfeiting, corruption ...
www.exxun.com/Latvia/i_ti.html
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... World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/a_fg.html
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... attacks. The island experiences only a brief low season, and hotel occupancy in 2004 averaged 80% compared to 68% throughout the rest of the Caribbean. The government has made cutting the budget ...
www.exxun.com/Aruba/e_ec.html
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... after Colombia and Peru) with an estimated 29,500 hectares under cultivation in 2007, increased slightly when compared to 2006; third largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 120 metric tons potential pure cocaine ...
www.exxun.com/Bolivia/i_ti.html
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... British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping ...
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/e_ec.html
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... Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include illegal immigration, organized crime, corruption, high unemployment, sluggish economic growth, and the low incomes and technical standards of southern Italy compared with the prosperous north
www.exxun.com/Italy/a_fg.html
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2,400 km note: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared to road and rail (2008)
www.exxun.com/Italy/g_tr.html
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... its failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to address trafficking in persons in 2007 when compared to 2006, particularly in the area of investigating and prosecuting trafficking offenses; Libya did not ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/i_ti.html
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... Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. In 2008, exports of textiles and garments generated only $1.1 billion, compared to $13.7 billion in gross gaming receipts. The Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Macau ...
www.exxun.com/Macau/e_ec.html
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... past eight years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. Most of the oil Netherlands Antilles imports for its ...
www.exxun.com/NetherlandsAntilles/e_ec.html
