steep increase in unemployment
11ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …
12Gerald Ford — This article is about the U.S. President. For other uses, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States …
13History of post-Soviet Russia — With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991, the Russian Federation became an independent country. Russia was the largest of the fifteen republics that made up the Soviet Union, accounting for over 60% of the GDP and over half of… …
14Education in Finland — Ministry of Education and Culture Minister of Education and Science Minister of Culture and Sport Jukka Gustafsson Paavo Arhinmäki National education budget (2009) Budget …
15Ethanol fuel in Brazil — Brazil is the world s second largest producer of ethanol and the world s largest exporter, and it is considered to have the world s first sustainable biofuels economy and the biofuel industry leader.cite… …
16Economy of Sri Lanka — With an economy of $27.4 billion [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080 sid=aNR7gHhtMcG0 refer=asia] ($95.5 billion PPP estimate [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the world factbook/geos/ce.html#Econ] ), and a per capita GDP of… …
17Syracuse, New York — Syracuse   City   A view of the Downtown Syracuse skyline Nickname(s): Salt City, The Cuse, Emerald Cit …
18History of Manchester — The history of Manchester is one of change from a minor Lancastrian township into the pre eminent industrial metropolis of the United Kingdom and the world. Manchester began expanding at an astonishing rate around the turn of the 19th century as… …
191998 Russian financial crisis — The Russian financial crisis (also called Ruble crisis ) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was exacerbated by the Asian financial crisis, which started in July 1997. Given the ensuing decline in world commodity prices, countries heavily dependent… …
20Crime in Belgium — Belgium is considered a relatively safe country[1] compared to its neighbouring countries. According to Urban Audit, in 2001, Brussels had the fourth highest number of recorded crimes of European capitals (behind Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Berlin …
