famine
... in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2009 est
www.exxun.com/Somalia/c_pp.html
famine
... first civil war ended in 1972 but broke out again in 1983. The second war and famine-related effects resulted in more than four million people displaced and, according to rebel estimates ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/a_fg.html
famine
... year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, desertification, underemployment, epidemics, and famine. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries devote insufficient resources to ...
www.exxun.com/World/e_ec.html
famines
... but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established ...
www.exxun.com/China/a_fg.html
famines
... 1917-20), but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/a_fg.html
Famor
... United General Party); Girmit Heritage Party or GHP; Justice and Freedom Party or AIM; Lio 'On Famor Rotuma Party or LFR; National Federation Party or NFP (primarily Indian) [Pramond RAE]; Nationalist Vanua ...
www.exxun.com/Fiji/d_gv.html
famous
... operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse. Juan de Nova Island: Named after a famous 15th century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897 ...
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/a_fg.html
famous
the islands of Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll, famous as a World War II battleground, surrounds the world's largest lagoon and is used as a ...
www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/b_mp.html
famous
... linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center
www.exxun.com/Monaco/a_fg.html
famous
westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands
www.exxun.com/Palau/b_mp.html
FAN
... Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM)); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and naval infantry) (2009
www.exxun.com/Mexico/h_ml.html
FAN
Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Niger Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2008)
www.exxun.com/Niger/h_ml.html
Fan
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/b_mp.html
FANA
Angolan Armed Forces (FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA) (2009)
www.exxun.com/Angola/h_ml.html
