means
... July 1994 as the country's first president, Alexandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion continue
www.exxun.com/Belarus/a_fg.html
means
... dispensed herbicide to treat over 130,000 hectares but aggressive replanting on the part of coca growers means Colombia remains a key producer; a significant portion of non-US narcotics proceeds are either ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/i_ti.html
means
... foreign aid, overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the ...
www.exxun.com/CookIslands/e_ec.html
means
... competition. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that reduce income disparity and the impact of ...
www.exxun.com/France/e_ec.html
means
... diversifying the economy. Growth remains dependent on the economy of the US, its largest trading partner, and on reduction of the high crime rate, as a means of attracting and maintaining investment
www.exxun.com/Honduras/e_ec.html
means
... 1 note: legislators from outlying rural districts are chosen on a plurality basis while districts located in more populous towns and cities elect multiple legislators by means of a proportion-based formula
www.exxun.com/Panama/d_gv.html
means
deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands
www.exxun.com/Paraguay/b_mp.html
means
... through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported ...
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/e_ec.html
means
... pragmatic, focusing on controlling inflation, maintaining a budget surplus, and using state-owned enterprises to deliver basic services to low-income areas as a means to increase job growth and household income
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/e_ec.html
means
... form: none conventional short form: Tuvalu local long form: none local short form: Tuvalu former: Ellice Islands note: "Tuvalu" means "group of eight," referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/d_gv.html
means
... the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967
www.exxun.com/WestBank/b_mp.html
Meantime
... potential extraction at current world oil prices. Oil prospects, while initially promising, have failed to materialize. Meantime the government emphasizes reduction of poverty, improvement of health and education, and promoting privatization of ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
Meanwhile
... and 26000% in November 2007. Private sector estimates of inflation in 2007 are well above 100,000%. Meanwhile, the official exchange rate fell from approximately 1 (revalued) Zimbabwean dollar per US dollar in ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/e_ec.html
measure
... It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both World Wars ...
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/a_fg.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/b_mp.html
Measured
... and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis, China in 2007 stood as the second-largest ...
www.exxun.com/China/e_ec.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 6 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/b_mp.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added
www.exxun.com/Fiji/b_mp.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/b_mp.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to edge of the continental margin
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/b_mp.html
measured
... after the US and the third-largest economy in the world after the US and China, measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. One notable characteristic of the economy has been ...
www.exxun.com/Japan/e_ec.html
measured
measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
www.exxun.com/Maldives/b_mp.html
