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... 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/a_fg.html
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... country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties getting main line service to rural areas domestic: microwave radio ...
www.exxun.com/Pakistan/f_cm.html
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... of inconsistent economic performance, the Peruvian economy grew by more than 4% per year during the period 2002-06, with a stable exchange rate and low inflation. Growth jumped to 7.5% in 2007 ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/e_ec.html
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... judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judiciary for an indefinite period); Constitutional Tribunal (judges are chosen by the Sejm for nine-year terms
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... political system and market economy to replace the social, political, and economic controls of the Communist period. In tandem with its prudent management of Russia's windfall energy wealth, which has helped ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/a_fg.html
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... Co-chiefs of State Captain Regent Federico Pedini AMATI and Captain Regent Rosa ZAFFERANI (for the period 1 April-30 September 2008) head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political ...
www.exxun.com/SanMarino/d_gv.html
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... third of the members of the national Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura, incrementally over a period of four to five years, to date no such elections have been held or announced
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/d_gv.html
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MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of economic sanctions, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy only half ...
www.exxun.com/Serbia/e_ec.html
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... of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early ...
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/a_fg.html
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... four million people displaced and, according to rebel estimates, more than two million deaths over a period of two decades. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/a_fg.html
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... term external value. Reflecting the anemic economic conditions of Europe, GDP growth stagnated during the 2001-03 period, improved during 2004-05, and jumped to 2.9% in 2006, and 2.6% in 2007. Unemployment has ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/e_ec.html
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... its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to the Democratic Progressive Party. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic "Tigers." The dominant political ...
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/a_fg.html
period
... Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election ...
www.exxun.com/Turkey/a_fg.html
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... separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/a_fg.html
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... the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine was able to bring about a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and forced to endure a brutal Soviet rule that ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/a_fg.html
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... decline in importance. Since emerging from recession in 1992, Britain's economy has enjoyed the longest period of expansion on record; growth has remained in the 2-3% range since 2004, outpacing most ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/e_ec.html
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... the old Soviet Bloc, and the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy. Economic stagnation marked the period after reunification from 1975 to 1985. In 1986, the Sixth Party Congress approved a broad ...
www.exxun.com/Vietnam/e_ec.html
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... September 1993 Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements provided for a transitional period of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Under a series of ...
www.exxun.com/WestBank/a_fg.html
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... the world as of early 2006; just over one million refugees were repatriated in the same period; other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially hydrocarbon) resources, fisheries, and ...
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locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
www.exxun.com/Angola/b_mp.html
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... 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Delhi, India in April/May 2007; at these periodic meetings, decisions are made by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative member nations; at ...
www.exxun.com/Antarctica/d_gv.html
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hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October); periodic droughts
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defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/h_ml.html
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periodic droughts; dust storms
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