significant
... referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007, and the capital experienced a significant rebel threat in early 2008
www.exxun.com/Chad/a_fg.html
significant
landlocked; Lake Chad is the most significant water body in the Sahel
www.exxun.com/Chad/b_mp.html
significant
... profits, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone, but a new anti-money-laundering law improves controls; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising; significant consumer of cocaine
www.exxun.com/Chile/i_ti.html
significant
... voluntarily, but others reportedly are trafficked into China from North Korea; domestic trafficking remains the most significant problem in China, with an estimated minimum of 10,000-20,000 victims trafficked each year; the actual ...
www.exxun.com/China/i_ti.html
significant
Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a ...
www.exxun.com/ChristmasIsland/e_ec.html
significant
... but aggressive replanting on the part of coca growers means Colombia remains a key producer; a significant portion of non-US narcotics proceeds are either laundered or invested in Colombia through the ...
www.exxun.com/Colombia/i_ti.html
significant
poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/b_mp.html
significant
... the Congo (MONUC) maintained over 18,000 uniformed peacekeepers in the region, first deployed in 1999; despite significant repatriation efforts by governments and international organizations, in 2006, Angolans, Rwandans, Sudanese, and residents of ...
www.exxun.com/Congo_DemocraticRepublic/i_ti.html
significant
transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of amphetamines
www.exxun.com/CostaRica/i_ti.html
significant
... Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to ...
www.exxun.com/Cote_d_Ivoire/e_ec.html
significant
... Soviet Union deprived the Cuban Army of its major economic and logistic support, and had a significant impact on equipment numbers and serviceability; the army remains well trained and professional in nature ...
www.exxun.com/Cuba/h_ml.html
significant
... into working in commercial agriculture tier rating: Tier 3 - Cuba does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so
www.exxun.com/Cuba/i_ti.html
significant
central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/b_mp.html
significant
... standards for the elimination of trafficking and failed to show evidence of increasing efforts to address its serious trafficking for sexual exploitation problem; however, it is making significant efforts to do so
www.exxun.com/Cyprus/i_ti.html
significant
landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe
www.exxun.com/CzechRepublic/b_mp.html
Significant
... Union. Rising inflation from higher food and energy prices are a risk to balanced economic growth. Significant increases in social spending in the run-up to June 2006 elections prevented, the government ...
www.exxun.com/CzechRepublic/e_ec.html
significant
... transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy
www.exxun.com/CzechRepublic/i_ti.html
significant
... to the Muslim world, especially exports of dairy products, but the boycotts did not have a significant impact on the overall Danish economy. Because of high GDP per capita, welfare benefits, a ...
www.exxun.com/Denmark/e_ec.html
significant
... leaving the east African highlands. The present leadership favors close ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, but also has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts ...
www.exxun.com/Djibouti/a_fg.html
significant
... transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions; significant amphetamine consumption
www.exxun.com/DominicanRepublic/i_ti.html
significant
... 1999/2000, Ecuador suffered a severe economic crisis, with GDP contracted by more than 6%, with a significant increase in poverty. The banking system also collapsed, and Ecuador defaulted on its external debt ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/e_ec.html
