shortages
... and other mineral resources. Uranium prices have increased sharply in the last few years. A drought and locust infestation in 2005 led to food shortages for as many as 2.5 million Nigeriens
www.exxun.com/Niger/e_ec.html
shortages
erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages
www.exxun.com/PuertoRico/b_mp.html
shortages
... by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment and pursuing market-oriented reforms, although energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to ...
www.exxun.com/Rwanda/e_ec.html
shortages
note: population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; shortages of skilled workers
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
shortages
... remains fragile due to uneven implementation of structural reforms, corruption, weak governance, widespread unemployment, seasonal power shortages, and the external debt burden. Continued privatization of medium and large state-owned enterprises could ...
www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/e_ec.html
shortages
... ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. Higher oil revenue, strong liquidity, housing shortages, and cheap credit in 2005-07 led to a surge in asset prices (shares and real ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/e_ec.html
shortages
... and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. The Central Bank often delays or restricts convertibility, especially ...
www.exxun.com/Uzbekistan/e_ec.html
shortages
... in North America, Europe, and Japan; (g) increased concerns about the environment, including loss of forests, shortages of energy and water, the decline in biological diversity, and air pollution; (h) the onset ...
www.exxun.com/World/a_fg.html
shortages
... began in 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
shortcomings
... which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money ...
www.exxun.com/Liechtenstein/a_fg.html
shortcomings
... tripling over the past five years; wireless telephony has grown rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple service providers operate nationally; combined fixed-line and mobile ...
www.exxun.com/Nigeria/f_cm.html
shorten
... by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms); note - the president can either lengthen or shorten the term of the legislature elections: last held 22 July 2007 (next to be held ...
www.exxun.com/Cameroon/d_gv.html
shortened
... age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 12-month service obligation, in practice shortened to 8 to 9 months; although all males between ages of 18 and 44 are ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/h_ml.html
shortened
... the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military service; conscript service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; by 2008, plans call for at least 60 ...
www.exxun.com/Poland/h_ml.html
shortened
19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; service obligation 16 months (to be shortened to 14 months as of July 2007 and to 12 months in 2008); women may enlist ...
www.exxun.com/Taiwan/h_ml.html
shortening
... In October 2007, Constitutional Amendment 18 came into effect allowing for harmonized presidential and parliamentary elections, shortening the length of the presidential term to five years, and moving up the date for ...
www.exxun.com/Zimbabwe/a_fg.html
shortens
6 km note: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortens sea voyage by 325 km (2007)
www.exxun.com/Greece/g_tr.html
shorter
... blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/d_gv.html
shorter
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red
www.exxun.com/Indonesia/d_gv.html
shorter
... shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red
www.exxun.com/Ireland/d_gv.html
shorter
... horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France
www.exxun.com/Luxembourg/d_gv.html
shortest
... access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by ...
www.exxun.com/ArcticOcean/b_mp.html
shortfall
... of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay ...
www.exxun.com/Niue/e_ec.html
