active
... generally pro-government and pro-business Legco members from functional constituencies); there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies
www.exxun.com/HongKong/d_gv.html
active
... the Line of the Imam and the Leader; Islamic Engineers Society; Tehran Militant Clergy Association (Ruhaniyat); active pro-reform student group: Office of Strengthening Unity (OSU); opposition groups: Baluchistan People's Party ...
www.exxun.com/Iran/d_gv.html
active
... South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation and consumption of cannabis; government has an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics ...
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/i_ti.html
active
... under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth
www.exxun.com/JanMayen/a_fg.html
active
many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
www.exxun.com/Japan/b_mp.html
active
7,870 economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2001 est.)
www.exxun.com/Kiribati/e_ec.html
active
agriculture: 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa industry and services: 14% (2002 est.)
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/e_ec.html
active
Liechtenstein has no military forces, but is interested in European security policy and is an active member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/h_ml.html
active
... New Democratic Macau Association [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]; United Forces note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies
www.exxun.com/Macau/d_gv.html
active
18 years of age for voluntary military service; standard obligation is 2 years of active duty and 5 years of reserve service (2007)
www.exxun.com/Malawi/h_ml.html
active
active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
www.exxun.com/NorthernMarianaIslands/b_mp.html
active
active volcanism; situated along the Pacific "Ring of Fire"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/b_mp.html
active
astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
www.exxun.com/Philippines/b_mp.html
active
... Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations
www.exxun.com/Poland/a_fg.html
active
... of illicit cannabis and opium poppy and producer of methamphetamine, mostly for domestic consumption; government has active illicit crop eradication program; used as transshipment point for Asian opiates, cannabis, and Latin American ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/i_ti.html
active
active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha, last eruption in 1961
www.exxun.com/SaintHelena/b_mp.html
active
occasional typhoons; active volcanism
www.exxun.com/Samoa/b_mp.html
active
typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/b_mp.html
active
20.49 million economically active (2007 est.)
www.exxun.com/SouthAfrica/e_ec.html
active
... rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
www.exxun.com/SouthGeorgiaSouthSandwichIs/b_mp.html
active
... Mining has declined in importance in recent years with only coal and quarry stone mines remaining active. Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily dependent ...
www.exxun.com/Swaziland/e_ec.html
active
... ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/a_fg.html
active
Congress of the People [Winston DOOKERAN]; Democratic Action Congress or DAC [Hochoy CHARLES] (only active in Tobago); Democratic National Alliance or DNA [Gerald YETMING] (coalition of NAR, DDPT, MND); Movement for National ...
www.exxun.com/TrinidadandTobago/d_gv.html
active
18 years of age; universal except for active government security forces (including the police and the military), people with mental disabilities, people who have served more than three months in prison (criminal ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/d_gv.html
