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1VAT-free imports from the Channel Islands — Many low valued exports of goods from the Channel Islands to the United Kingdom are exempt from value added tax (VAT) due to the operation of an EU tax relief called Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR). LVCR is not limited to the Channel Islands… …
2Maldives — Maldivian, /mawl div ee euhn, mal /, adj., n. /mawl deevz, mal duyvz/ a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887 1965. 280,391; 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Cap.: Male. Also called… …
3South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… …
4Franco–Algerian relations — Despite ambiguous sentiment in Algeria concerning its former colonial power, France has maintained a historically favored position in Algerian foreign relations. Algeria experienced a high level of dependency on France in the first years after… …
5economy — ▪ I. economy e‧con‧o‧my 1 [ɪˈkɒnəmi ǁ ɪˈkɑː ] noun economies PLURALFORM 1. [countable] ECONOMICS the system by which a country s goods and services are produced and used, or a country considered in this way: • the transformation from a centrally… …
6Mustafa Kemal Atatürk — Atatürk redirects here. For other uses, see Atatürk (disambiguation). Mustafa Kemal Atatürk …
7Jaffna kingdom — For other uses, see Jaffna (dissambiguation). Kingdom of Aryacakravarti ஆரியச்சக்கரவர்த்தி அரசு ← …
81944 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 1943 in Afghanistan, other events of 1944, and 1945 in Afghanistan. Although diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan are maintained, the relations of Afghanistan with the Allied Powers become more intimate. The country is… …
91982 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 1981 in Afghanistan, other events of 1982, and 1983 in Afghanistan. Fighting between the mujaheddin and the Afghan Army backed by Soviet forces is less widespread as the government appears to be in better control of the… …
10Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom — The Portuguese conquest of the Jaffna kingdom occurred after Portuguese traders arrived at the rival Kotte Kingdom in the southwest of modern Sri Lanka in 1505. Many kings of Jaffna, such as Cankili I, initially confronted the Portuguese in their …
