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121United States-Colombia Free Trade Agreement — The United States Colombia Free Trade Agreement (Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Colombia y Estados Unidos (TLC)), is a proposed international trade treaty between the United States and Colombia. It is also known as the U.S. Colombia Trade… …
122Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …
123Economy of Jamaica — Jamaica has natural resources, primarily bauxite, and an ideal climate conducive to agriculture and tourism. The discovery of bauxite in the 1940s and the subsequent establishment of the bauxite alumina industry shifted Jamaica s economy from… …
124Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act — The Smoot Hawley Tariff Act (sometimes known as the Hawley Smoot Tariff Act) [ch. 497, USStat|46|590, June 17, 1930, see usc|19|1654] was an act signed into law on June 17 1930, that raised U.S. tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods to record… …
125Tunisia — Tunisian, adj., n. /tooh nee zheuh, sheuh, nizh euh, nish euh, tyooh /, n. a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 9,183,097; 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Cap.: Tunis. * * * Tunisia Introduction Tunisia …
126Malawi — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Malawi <p></p> Background: <p></p> Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of… …
127Uganda — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Uganda <p></p> Background: <p></p> The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political …
128cyprus — /suy preuhs/, n. Obs. cypress2. * * * Cyprus Introduction Cyprus Background: Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974, a Greek sponsored… …
