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... 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedStates/d_gv.html
relationships
... of Pan AM Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. During the 1990s, QADHAFI began to rebuild his relationships with Europe. UN sanctions were suspended in April 1999 and finally lifted in September 2003 ...
www.exxun.com/Libya/a_fg.html
relationships
... closures and access restrictions in response to security concerns in Israel - which disrupted labor and trading relationships. In 2001, and even more severely in 2002, Israeli military measures in PA areas resulted ...
www.exxun.com/WestBank/e_ec.html
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second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical ...
www.exxun.com/Argentina/b_mp.html
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strategic location relative to sea lanes between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions
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... capita GDP of the south, and economic growth tends to be volatile, given the north's relative isolation, bloated public sector, reliance on the Turkish lira, and small market size. Agriculture and ...
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/e_ec.html
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... Botswanan military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections of ...
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/a_fg.html
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... that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE himself was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for elections that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed ...
www.exxun.com/Liberia/a_fg.html
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... drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions. The Namibian ...
www.exxun.com/Namibia/e_ec.html
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... The banking system, while increasing consumer lending and growing at a high rate, is still small relative to the banking sectors of Russia's emerging market peers. Political uncertainties associated with this ...
www.exxun.com/Russia/e_ec.html
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... luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also ...
www.exxun.com/SaintBarthelemy/e_ec.html
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... need to be accelerated and deepened to sustain Spain's economic growth. Despite the economy's relative solid footing significant downside risks remain including Spain's continued loss of competitiveness, the potential ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/e_ec.html
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... a prudent approach to debt. Progressive social policies also have helped raise living conditions in Tunisia relative to the region. Real growth, which averaged almost 5% over the past decade, reached 6.3 ...
www.exxun.com/Tunisia/e_ec.html
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... 1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential ...
www.exxun.com/Uganda/a_fg.html
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Antigua has a relatively high GDP per capita in comparison to most other Caribbean nations. It has experienced solid growth since 2003, driven by a construction boom in hotels and housing that ...
www.exxun.com/AntiguaandBarbuda/e_ec.html
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polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and ...
www.exxun.com/ArcticOcean/b_mp.html
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transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine
www.exxun.com/Aruba/i_ti.html
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relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region
www.exxun.com/Barbados/b_mp.html
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... earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. The government continues its efforts to reduce unemployment, to encourage direct foreign ...
www.exxun.com/Barbados/e_ec.html
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... On the positive side, the government has succeeded in balancing its budget, and income distribution is relatively equal. Belgium began circulating the euro currency in January 2002. Economic growth in 2001-03 dropped ...
www.exxun.com/Belgium/e_ec.html
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general assessment: good working system; fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density has risen to nearly 55 ...
www.exxun.com/Brazil/f_cm.html
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coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly
www.exxun.com/BritishVirginIslands/b_mp.html
