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19 billion (2007 est. 107 Angola $ 20,420,000,000 2003 est. Tell me, do you dance? You look as if you need a wild week ending, to help forget yourtroubles!"* * *Annette drives a steamroller seduction through Manfred's plans for the weekend.; Serbia and Montenegro have delimited about half of the boundary with Bosnia and Herzegovina,but sections along the Drina River remain in disputeSeychelles together with Mauritius, Seychelles claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered BritishIndian Ocean Territory)Sierra Leone domestic fighting among disparate rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in Guinea, Liberia,and Sierra Leone have created insurgencies, street violence, looting, arms trafficking, ethnic conflicts, andrefugees in border areas; in 2003, Guinea and Sierra Leone established a boundary commission to resolve adispute over the town of YengaSingapore disputes with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's land reclamationworks, bridge construction, maritime boundaries, and Pedra Branca Island/Pulau Batu Putih persist - partiesagree to ICJ arbitration on island dispute within three yearsSlovakia Hungary amended its status law extending special social and cultural benefits to ethnic Hungariansin Slovakia, many of whom had protested the law; Slovakia and Hungary have renewed discussions on waysto resolve differences over the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam on the Danube, with possible resortagain to the ICJ for final resolutionSlovenia the Croatia-Slovenia land and maritime boundary agreement, which would have ceded most of PiranBay and maritime access to Slovenia and several villages to Croatia, remains controversial, has not beenratified, and has been complicated by Croatia's declaration of an ecological-fisheries zone in the Adriatic SeaSolomon Islands Australian defense personnel are dispatched at the invitation of the Solomon Islands'Government to restore law and order on the islands and reinforce regional securitySomalia "Somaliland" secessionists provide port facilities to land-locked Ethiopia and establish commercialties with regional states; "Puntland" secessionists clash with "Somaliland" secessionists to establish territoriallimits and clan loyalties, each seeking support from neighboring states; Ethiopia maintains only anadministrative line with the Oromo region of southern Somalia and maintains alliances with local Somaliclans opposed to the unrecognized Transitional National Government in MogadishuSouth Africa managed dispute with Namibia over the location of the boundary in the Orange RiverSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands briefly occupied by military force in 1982 - claimed byArgentina in constitution but declares it will no longer seek settlement by forceSouthern Ocean Antarctic Treaty defers claims (see Antarctica entry), but Argentina, Australia, Chile, France,NZ, Norway, and UK assert claims (some overlapping), including the continental shelf in the Southern Ocean;several states have expressed an interest in extending those continental shelf claims under the United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to include undersea ridges; the US and most other states do notrecognize the land or maritime claims of other states and have made no claims themselves (the US and Russiahave reserved the right to do so); no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and150 degrees westThe 2004 CIA World Factbook, by 2228Spain since Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum in 2003 against a "total sharedsovereignty" arrangement, talks between the UK and Spain over the fate of the 300-year old UK colony havestalled; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy; Morocco protests Spain's controlover the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon deAlhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; Morocco serves as the primary launching area ofillegal migration into Spain from North Africa; Morocco rejected Spain's unilateral designation of a medianline from the Canary Islands in 2002 to set limits to undersea resource exploration and refugee interdiction,but agreed in 2003 to discuss a comprehensive maritime delimitation; some Portuguese groups assert dormantclaims to territories ceded to Spain around the town of OlivenzaSpratly Islands all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them areclaimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone thatencompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands but has not publicly claimed the reef; claimants inNovember 2002 signed the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea," which has easedtensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct"Sri Lanka noneSudan the north-south civil war has affected Sudan's neighbors by drawing them into the fighting and byforcing them to provide shelter to refugees, to contend with infiltration by rebel groups, and to serve asmediators; Sudan has provided shelter to Ugandan refugees and cover to Lord's Resistance Army soldiers;Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; efforts to demarcate the porous boundary withEthiopia have been delayed by fighting in Sudan; Kenya's administrative boundary still extends into theSudan, creating the "Ilemi Triangle"; Egypt and Sudan retain claims to administer the triangular areas thatextend north and south of the 1899 Treaty boundary along the 22nd Parallel, but have withdrawn their militarypresence; Egypt is economically developing and currently effectively administers the "Hala'ib Triangle" northof the Treaty Line; Sudan has pledged to work with the Central African Republic to stem violent skirmishesover water and grazing among related pastoral populations along the borderSuriname area claimed by French Guiana between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters ofthe Lawa); Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic disputeover the headwaters of the Courantyne; Guyana seeks UNCLOS arbitration to resolve the long-standingdispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich watersSvalbard despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea andRussia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zoneSwaziland noneSweden noneSwitzerland noneSyria Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied; Lebanon claims Shaba'a farms in Golan Heights; Syrian troops havebeen stationed in Lebanon since October 1976; Syria protests Turkish hydrological projects regulating upperEuphrates waters; settled border dispute with Jordan in 2004Taiwan involved in complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei overthe Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has easedtensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; ParacelIslands are occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam; in 2003, China and Taiwan assertedclaims to the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) with increased media coverage and protestThe 2004 CIA World Factbook, by 2229actionsTajikistan prolonged regional drought created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; boundaryagreements signed in 2002 cede 1,000 sq km of Pamir Mountain range to China in return for Chinarelinquishing claims to 28,000 sq km of Tajikistani lands but demarcation has not yet commenced; talkscontinue with Uzbekistan to delimit border and remove minefields; disputes in Isfara Valley delaydelimitation with KyrgyzstanTanzania disputes with Malawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and the meandering SongweRiver remain dormantThailand a 1 kilometer segment at the mouth of the Golok River remains in dispute with Malaysia;demarcation with Laos complete except for certain Mekong River islets and complaints of Thai squatters;despite continuing border committee talks, significant differences remain with Burma over boundaryalignment and the handling of ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities; Cambodia accusesThailand of moving boundary markers and obstructing access to Preah Vihear temple ruins awarded toCambodia by ICJ decision in 1962; 2003 anti-Thai riots in Phnom Penh resulted in the destruction of the ThaiEmbassy and damage to 17 Thai-owned businesses and disputes over payments of full compensation persist;groups in Burma and Thailand express concern over China's construction of 13 hydroelectric dams on theSalween River in Yunnan ProvinceTogo in 2001 Benin claimed Togo moved boundary monuments - joint commission continues to resurvey theboundaryTokelau noneTonga noneTrinidad and Tobago Barbados will assert its claim before UNCLOS that the northern limit of Trinidad andTobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into its waters; Guyana has also expressed its intentionto challenge this boundary as it may extend into its waters as wellTromelin Island claimed by MauritiusTunisia noneTurkey complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegean Sea; Cyprus questionremains with Greece; Syria and Iraq protest Turkish hydrological projects to control upper Euphrates waters;Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq; border with Armenia remains closed overNagorno-KarabakhTurkmenistan prolonged regional drought created water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states;Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan reached an agreement on improving water usage along the Amu Darya in 2004;delimitation of Caspian seabed remains unresolvedTurks and Caicos Islands have received Haitians fleeing economic collapse and civil unrestTuvalu noneUganda Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema, and other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, militias,and various government forces continue fighting in the Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries ofBurundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda to gain control over populated areas andThe 2004 CIA World Factbook, by 2230natural resources; government heads pledge to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UNpeacekeeping efforts; civil conflict in Sudan has extended Sudanese rebel forces and refugees into Ugandaand given shelter to Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army soldiers in Sudan; Kenya and Uganda are workingtogether to stem cattle rustling and violence by Lord's Resistance Army along the borderUkraine 1997 boundary treaty with Belarus remains unratified due to unresolved financial claims, preventingdemarcation and reducing border security; delimitation of land boundary with Russia is complete butboundary through the Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait remains unresolved despite a December 2003 frameworkagreement and on-going expert-level discussions; Ukraine protests Russia's construction of a causeway in thedirection of Ukrainian-administered Tuzla Island in the Kerch Strait http://www.aabx.net/; difficulties with Moldova's Transnistriaregion complicate controlling border crossing and customs regimes despite concordance on the 2003delimitation and customs protocols and OSCE assistance; has not resolved Romanian claims toUkrainian-administered Zmiyinyy (Snake) Island and Black Sea maritime boundary despite ongoing talksbased on 1997 friendship treaty to find a solution in two years; ongoing dispute between Ukraine andRomania over the Danube River deltaUnited Arab Emirates because the treaties have not been made public, the exact alignment of the boundarywith Saudi Arabia is still unknown and labeled approximate; boundary agreement signed and ratified withOman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves; UAEengage in direct talks and solicit Arab League support to resolve disputes over Iran's occupation of Lesser andGreater Tunb Islands and Abu Musa IslandUnited Kingdom since Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum in 2003 against a "totalshared sovereignty" arrangement, talks between the UK and Spain over the fate of the 300-year old UKcolony have stalled; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy; Mauritius andSeychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory), and its former inhabitants sincetheir eviction in 1965; most reside chiefly in Mauritius, and in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the rightto repatriation; UK continues to reject sovereignty talks requested by Argentina, which still claims theFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Rockall continentalshelf dispute involving Denmark and Iceland remains dormant; territorial claim in Antarctica (BritishAntarctic Territory) overlaps Argentine claim and partially overlaps Chilean claim; disputes with Iceland,Denmark, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 nmUnited States Prolonged drought louis--vuittonhandbags.com, population growth, and outmoded practices and infrastructure in the borderregion has strained water-sharing arrangements with Mexico; undocumented nationals from Mexico andCentral America continue to enter the United States illegally; 1990 Maritime Boundary Agreement in theBering Sea still awaits Russian Duma ratification; managed maritime boundary disputes with Canada atDixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and around the disputed Machias Seal Island and NorthRock; The Bahamas have not been able to agree on a maritime boundary www.louisvuittonforuk.com; US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bayis leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease; Haiticlaims US-administered Navassa Island; US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved theright to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other state; Marshall Islands claims Wake IslandUruguay uncontested dispute with Brazil over certain islands in the Quarai/Cuareim and Invernada streamsand the resulting tripoint with ArgentinaUzbekistan prolonged drought and cotton monoculture creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya riverstates; delimitation with Kazakhstan complete with demarcation underway; delimitation is underway withKyrgyzstan but serious disputes around enclaves and elsewhere continue to mar progress for some 130 km ofborder; talks continue with Tajikistan to determine and delimit borderVanuatu Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and FranceThe 2004 CIA World Factbook, by 2231Venezuela claims all of the area west of the Essequibo River, preventing any discussion of a maritimeboundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UNCLOS that theTrinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; maritime boundarydispute with Colombia in the Gulf of Venezuela and the Caribbean Sea; US, France and the Netherlandsrecognize Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continentalshelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea; Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, andSaint Vincent and the Grenadines protest Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation andother states' recognition of itVietnam demarcation of the land boundary with China continues, but maritime boundary and joint fishingzone agreement remains unimplemented; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armedencroachments along border; China occupies Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; involvedin complex dispute with China, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands;the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of alegally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputantsVirgin Islands noneWake Island claimed by Marshall IslandsWallis and Futuna noneWest Bank West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-PalestinianInterim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiationWestern Sahara Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, whose sovereignty remains unresolved -UN-administered cease-fire has remained in effect since September 1991 but attempts to hold a referendumhave failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered proposalsWorld stretching over 250,000 km, the world's 325 international land boundaries separate the 192 independentstates and 72 dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and other miscellaneous entities; ethnicity, culture,race, religion, and language have divided states into separate political entities as much as history, physicalterrain, political fiat, or conquest, resulting in sometimes arbitrary and imposed boundaries; maritime stateshave claimed limits and have so far established over 130 maritime boundaries and joint development zones toallocate ocean resources and to provide for national security at sea; boundary, borderland/resource, andterritorial disputes vary in intensity from managed or dormant to violent or militarized; most disputes over thealignment of political boundaries are confined to short segments and are today less common and less hostilethan borderland, resource, and territorial disputes; undemarcated, indefinite, porous, and unmanagedboundaries, however, encourage illegal cross-border activities, uncontrolled migration, and confrontation;territorial disputes may evolve from historical and/or cultural claims, or they may be brought on by resourcecompetition; ethnic clashes continue to be responsible for much of the territorial fragmentation around theworld; disputes over islands at sea or in rivers frequently form the source of territorial and boundary conflict;other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially petroleum) resources, fisheries,and arable land; nonetheless, most nations cooperate to clarify their international boundaries and to resolveterritorial and resource disputes peacefully; regional discord directly affects the sustenance and welfare oflocal populations, often leaving the world community to cope with resultant refugees, hunger, disease,impoverishment, deforestation, and desertificationYemen Yemen protests Eritrea fishing around the Hanish Islands awarded to Yemen by the ICJ in 1999;nomadic groups in border region with Saudi Arabia resist demarcation of boundary in accordance wih 2000Jeddah Treaty; Yemen protests Saudi erection of a concrete-filled pipe as a security barrier in 2004 to stemillegal cross-border activities in sections of the boundaryThe 2004 CIA World Factbook, by 2232Zambia the Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundary convergence is not clearly defined ordelimitedZimbabwe the Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundary convergence is not clearly defined ordelimitedThis page was last updated on 10 February, 2005======================================================================@2075 Ethnic groups (%)Afghanistan Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other4%Albania Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, and Macedonian or Bulgarian)(1989 est.1. The thickness of the walls, however, soon put a stop to this.He hated to pretend. The economy has been severely hurt by ethnic strife with AzerbaijanInformation prepared by the Project Gutenberg legaladvisor 25over control of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, a mostly Armenian-populated enclave within thenational boundaries of Azerbaijan. 38 Greece2,641,000,000 2004 est.

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