beleaguered economy
1beleaguered — UK US /bɪˈliːgəd/ adjective FORMAL ► experiencing a lot of problems or strong criticism: »The beleaguered company has recently been torn apart by rumours of a bitter feud among its senior executives. beleaguered by sth »This emergency legislation …
2Myanmar (Burma) — ▪ 2009 Area: 676,577 sq km (261,228 sq mi) Population (2008 est.): 47,758,000 Capital: Naypyidaw (site near Pyinmana) Head of state and government: Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council Gen. Than Shwe, assisted by Prime Minister… …
3Benin — /be neen /, n. 1. Formerly, Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 3,197,000; 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Cap.: Porto Novo. 2. Bight of, a bay in N Gulf of Guinea in W Africa. 3. a… …
4Buffalo, New York — City of Buffalo   City   …
5Development of the inner German border — The development of the inner German border took place in a number of stages between 1945 and the mid 1980s. After its establishment in 1945 as the dividing line between the Western and Soviet occupation zones of Germany, in 1949 the inner German… …
6Keffiyeh — Yasser Arafat wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh The keffiyeh/kufiya (Arabic: كوفية, kūfiyyah, plural كوفيات …
7Wakayama, Wakayama — Infobox City Japan Name= Wakayama JapaneseName= 和歌山市 Map Region= Kansai Prefecture= Wakayama Prefecture District= Area km2= 210.23 PopDate= 2007 Population= 373,655 Density km2= Coords= LatitudeDegrees= 34 LatitudeMinutes= 14 LatitudeSeconds=… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
