scale
... Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration by whites, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/a_fg.html
scale
... and government intervention. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through large-scale state enterprises. The country is richly endowed with natural resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/e_ec.html
scale
limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
www.exxun.com/Qatar/b_mp.html
scale
cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/e_ec.html
scale
transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; small-scale cannabis cultivation
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/i_ti.html
scale
... moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. Sharp drops illustrated the vulnerability of the tourist sector in 1991-92 due largely to ...
www.exxun.com/Seychelles/e_ec.html
scale
diamond mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, cigarettes, footwear); petroleum refining, small commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/SierraLeone/e_ec.html
scale
... and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara, the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/b_mp.html
scale
deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities
www.exxun.com/Suriname/b_mp.html
scale
... September 1999, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forcibly pushed 300,000 ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/a_fg.html
scale
small-scale enterprises for copra production, woodworking, plaited craft goods; stamps, coins; fishing
www.exxun.com/Tokelau/e_ec.html
scale
small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws; weak border control along Brazilian frontier ...
www.exxun.com/Uruguay/i_ti.html
scale
This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors ...
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/e_ec.html
scale
small-scale illicit producer of opium and coca for the processing of opiates and coca derivatives; however, large quantities of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transit the country from Colombia bound for US ...
www.exxun.com/Venezuela/i_ti.html
scale
generally small family businesses that produce cement, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs; the Israelis have established some small-scale, modern industries in the settlements and industrial centers
www.exxun.com/WestBank/e_ec.html
scale
crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair
www.exxun.com/Yemen/e_ec.html
scale
... for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation; large scale migration of Zimbabweans to surrounding countries - as they flee a progressively more desperate situation at ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/i_ti.html
scaled
... up of police and troops from Australia, NZ, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Tonga - had been scaled back to 303 police officers, 197 civilian technical advisers, and 72 military advisers from 15 ...
www.exxun.com/SolomonIslands/d_gv.html
scandal
... heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors; the delay of funds after a corruption scandal cut off bilateral aid in 2007 reduced government's revenues and its ability to pay ...
www.exxun.com/Burundi/e_ec.html
scandals
... rooting out corruption and encouraging donor support, the KIBAKI government was rocked by high-level graft scandals in 2005 and 2006. In 2006 the World Bank and IMF delayed loans pending action ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
Scandinavian
Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali
www.exxun.com/Denmark/c_pp.html
Scandinavian
Scandinavian
www.exxun.com/FaroeIslands/c_pp.html
Scandinavian
Iceland's Scandinavian-type economy is basically capitalistic, yet with an extensive welfare system (including generous housing subsidies), low unemployment, and remarkably even distribution of income. In the absence of other natural ...
www.exxun.com/Iceland/e_ec.html
Scandinavians
... dependence on Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy (about 15% of GDP) from Denmark, the Faroese have a standard of living not far below the Danes and other Scandinavians
www.exxun.com/FaroeIslands/e_ec.html
