significant
... isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported ...
www.exxun.com/SaintBarthelemy/e_ec.html
significant
... island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources ...
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/e_ec.html
significant
... official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in ...
www.exxun.com/Samoa/c_pp.html
significant
... not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government continues to lack adequate anti-trafficking laws and, despite ...
www.exxun.com/SaudiArabia/i_ti.html
significant
... south) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. A two-year peace process, led by the ...
www.exxun.com/Somalia/a_fg.html
significant
... 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 for a housing ...
www.exxun.com/Spain/e_ec.html
significant
... not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; combating human trafficking through law enforcement or prevention measures was not ...
www.exxun.com/Sudan/i_ti.html
significant
... a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through ...
www.exxun.com/Switzerland/i_ti.html
significant
general assessment: fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology domestic: the number of fixed-line connections has increased markedly since 2000; mobile-cellular service growing rapidly ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/f_cm.html
significant
900 km (not economically significant) (2005)
www.exxun.com/Syria/g_tr.html
significant
... and transit country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor; a significant number of women and children in the large and expanding Iraqi refugee community in Syria ...
www.exxun.com/Syria/i_ti.html
significant
... opium poppy for domestic consumption; Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium); significant consumer of opiates
www.exxun.com/Tajikistan/i_ti.html
significant
Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/c_pp.html
significant
general assessment: rudimentary service limited to urban areas domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; extremely limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services and coverage limited primarily to ...
www.exxun.com/EastTimor/f_cm.html
significant
transit hub for Nigerian heroin and cocaine traffickers; money laundering not a significant problem
www.exxun.com/Togo/i_ti.html
significant
... Correct Way Party); Young Party or GP [Cem Cengiz UZAN] note: the parties listed above are some of the more significant of the 49 parties that Turkey had on 1 December 2004
www.exxun.com/Turkey/d_gv.html
significant
... 1 million barrels per day from the Caspian to market. In 2007, Turkish financial markets weathered significant domestic political turmoil, including turbulence sparked by controversy over the selection of former Foreign Minister ...
www.exxun.com/Turkey/e_ec.html
significant
note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
www.exxun.com/TurksandCaicosIslands/e_ec.html
significant
... 2004 contest - won by YANUKOVYCH - was invalidated by the Ukrainian Supreme Court because of widespread and significant violations; under constitutional reforms that went into effect 1 January 2006, the majority in parliament ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/d_gv.html
significant
... of the 1991 level. Ukraine's dependence on Russia for energy supplies and the lack of significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to external shocks. Ukraine depends on imports ...
www.exxun.com/Ukraine/e_ec.html
significant
... government employees and others on fixed incomes. Dependence on oil and a large expatriate workforce are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedArabEmirates/e_ec.html
significant
... remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern ...
www.exxun.com/UnitedKingdom/a_fg.html
