possession
... the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in ...
www.exxun.com/Montserrat/a_fg.html
possession
... and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for ...
www.exxun.com/NewCaledonia/a_fg.html
possession
... at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition ...
www.exxun.com/SaintLucia/a_fg.html
possession
... seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere. Baker Island: The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStatesPacificIsland/a_fg.html
possessions
... independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Morocco virtually annexed Western Sahara ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/a_fg.html
possessions
First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.
www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/a_fg.html
possessions
... and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/b_mp.html
possessions
... 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65 ...
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possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Afghanistan/c_pp.html
possible
... its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
www.exxun.com/Akrotiri/d_gv.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/c_pp.html
possible
16 years of age for voluntary military service; 17 years of age for officers (both with parental consent); conscription legally possible in emergency, but has never been implemented (2008)
www.exxun.com/Bangladesh/h_ml.html
possible
2 February 1967; revised in August 1994; possible referendum on new constitution to be held in 2008
www.exxun.com/Bolivia/d_gv.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/BurkinaFaso/c_pp.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Burma/c_pp.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Cambodia/c_pp.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/China/c_pp.html
possible
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano
www.exxun.com/Comoros/b_mp.html
possible
coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/b_mp.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/c_pp.html
possible
... note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008
www.exxun.com/Croatia/c_pp.html
possible
... its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
www.exxun.com/Dhekelia/d_gv.html
