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territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999
www.exxun.com/Cuba/i_ti.html
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... in Colombia and Peru, with over half of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement ...
www.exxun.com/Ecuador/i_ti.html
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... asserting claims before UNCLOS that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari rivers in a ...
www.exxun.com/Guyana/i_ti.html
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The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.
www.exxun.com/HeardIslandandMcDonaldIslands/e_ec.html
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heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston results from vehicle emissions
www.exxun.com/Jamaica/b_mp.html
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deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills
www.exxun.com/Lebanon/b_mp.html
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tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage
www.exxun.com/Liberia/b_mp.html
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... sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: the archipelago includes 11,673 sq km of lagoon waters and includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik
www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/b_mp.html
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... deposits of iron ore, which account for nearly 40% of total exports. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
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pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor
www.exxun.com/Montenegro/b_mp.html
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land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters
www.exxun.com/Morocco/b_mp.html
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... de Velez de la Gomera, the islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; discussions have not progressed on a comprehensive maritime delimitation, setting limits on resource exploration and ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/i_ti.html
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... hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/b_mp.html
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Subsistence fishing and commercial trawling occur within refuge waters.
www.exxun.com/NavassaIsland/e_ec.html
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... was abandoned and Norway became a member of NATO. Discovery of oil and gas in adjacent waters in the late 1960s boosted Norway's economic fortunes. The current focus is on containing ...
www.exxun.com/Norway/a_fg.html
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... Pacific Ocean is a major contributor to the world economy and particularly to those nations its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West, extensive fishing grounds ...
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/e_ec.html
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Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state)
www.exxun.com/PacificOcean/g_tr.html
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... of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes
www.exxun.com/Peru/b_mp.html
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... Colombia and Brazil. Abundant mineral resources are found in the mountainous areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. However, overdependence on minerals and metals subjects the economy to fluctuations ...
www.exxun.com/Peru/e_ec.html
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recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
www.exxun.com/SaintPierreandMiquelon/b_mp.html
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pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive
www.exxun.com/SaintVincentandtheGrenadines/b_mp.html
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... controls and subsidies. Sao Tome is optimistic about the development of petroleum resources in its territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 ...
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/e_ec.html
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Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at metallurgical and chemical plants) and ...
www.exxun.com/Slovenia/b_mp.html
