visitors
... prospects in the short run rest heavily on the fortunes of the tourism sector. Tourism, in turn, depends on growth in the US, the source of more than 80% of the visitors
www.exxun.com/Bahamas/e_ec.html
visitors
... an already robust international business sector. Bermuda's tourism industry - which derives over 80% of its visitors from the US - continues to struggle but remains the island's number two industry. Most ...
www.exxun.com/Bermuda/e_ec.html
visitors
... foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 2.1 million in 2003, with about half from ...
www.exxun.com/CaymanIslands/e_ec.html
visitors
... interest in exploiting potential oil reserves. Tourism, especially eco-tourism, is increasing rapidly, with about 30,000 visitors in 2001. Another large source of income is interest paid on money the government has ...
www.exxun.com/FalklandIslands_IslasMalvinas/e_ec.html
visitors
... to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial ...
www.exxun.com/Gibraltar/e_ec.html
visitors
... territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 13.6 million in 2006, when they outnumbered visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock ...
www.exxun.com/HongKong/e_ec.html
visitors
... beginning in 2002 to relax travel restrictions, have reenergized Macau's tourism industry, which saw total visitors grow to 27 million in 2007, up 62% in three years. Macau's strong economic ...
www.exxun.com/Macau/e_ec.html
visitors
... free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of ...
www.exxun.com/SaintBarthelemy/e_ec.html
visitors
... centers around tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport ...
www.exxun.com/SaintMartin/e_ec.html
visitors
... US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 175,000 visitors that arrived in 2004. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial ...
www.exxun.com/TurksandCaicosIslands/e_ec.html
visitors
... living for 65% of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 60,000 visitors in 2005, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has ...
www.exxun.com/Vanuatu/e_ec.html
visitors
... the primary economic activity, accounting for 80% of GDP and employment. The islands hosted 2.6 million visitors in 2005. The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly ...
www.exxun.com/VirginIslands/e_ec.html
visits
defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
www.exxun.com/AshmoreandCartierIslands/h_ml.html
visits
... and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. Detailed controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial ...
www.exxun.com/Bhutan/e_ec.html
visits
... Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists
www.exxun.com/FrenchSouthernandAntarcticLands/c_pp.html
visits
the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to Maldives and makes periodic visits
www.exxun.com/Maldives/d_gv.html
visits
... does not have an embassy in Sao Tome and Principe; the Ambassador to Gabon is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe on a nonresident basis and makes periodic visits to the islands
www.exxun.com/SaoTomeandPrincipe/d_gv.html
visits
High Court (a chief justice visits twice a year to preside over its sessions; its rulings can be appealed to the Court of Appeal in Fiji); eight Island Courts (with limited jurisdiction)
www.exxun.com/Tuvalu/d_gv.html
Vista
17 municipalities (concelhos, singular - concelho); Boa Vista, Brava, Maio, Mosteiros, Paul, Praia, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande, Sal, Santa Catarina, Santa Cruz, Sao Domingos, Sao Filipe, Sao Miguel, Sao Nicolau, Sao Vicente, Tarrafal
www.exxun.com/CapeVerde/d_gv.html
vital
close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia
www.exxun.com/Brunei/b_mp.html
Vital
... was inaugurated president in December 2006. The National Assembly was installed in September 2006. Its president, Vital KAMERHE, was chosen in December. Provincial assemblies were constituted in early 2007, and elected governors ...
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vital
... political control of virtually all Indian lands. Indian armed forces in the British army played a vital role in both World Wars. Nonviolent resistance to British colonialism led by Mohandas GANDHI and ...
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