Tajik State University of Commerce Faculty of World Economy and International Economic Relation PhD student Department of World Economy Abdulmajid Bobokhonov Main Macroeconomic Indicators of the Central Asia in 2008-2012 KAZAKHSTAN Territorial area - 2‚724‚900 km2 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Population (million) GDP( millions of US$) GDP per Capita of US$ GDP annual growth as % Industry in % of GDP Agriculture in % of GDP Service in % of GDP Export (millions of US$) Import (millions of US$)
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During A.D. 300 and 900 mayans flourished through much of Central America and in Yacatan in Southeren Mexico. It is said that there could be many reasons for the dissappearance‚ or the decline of the Ancient Mayan Civiliztion. There are many theories about the mayan civilization that some think was due to lack of food‚ frequent warfare‚ and over population. The decline started around A.D. 900‚ the Mayas left thier stone palaces and abandond their cities. That soon was barred by the jungle but the
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Whitne’ Blackburn September 27th‚ 2012 Hist. 162: Central America Prof. Martivon Galindo The Tattoo Soldier: Review The Tattooed Soldier‚ a novel written by Hector Tobar‚ tells a story of a Guatemalan immigrant by the name of Antonio Bernal‚ trying to make a new life in Los Angeles‚ California‚ but at the same time heal the wounds inflicted by painful memories of his murdered wife & son‚ Elena & Carlos. The worse of the memories is of the murderer‚ Sargento Guillermo Longoria‚
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lanky‚ easygoing development economist‚ excused himself to answer the phone in the kitchen. Recently married‚ John and Joanna were excited to be building a life together in the same city at last. As a development economist specializing in Latin America‚ John Lafferty’s work had taken him to Peru‚ Bolivia‚ and Guatemala on a series of three- to four-month assignments over the previous three years. While he loved the challenge and adventure of this fieldwork and had come to love the people and culture
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Ecuador and Venezuela to form the Republic of Gran Colombia in 1821. The latter was subsequently dissolved in 1830 but Panama remained as part of Colombia. Finally‚ in 1903‚ Panama seceded from Colombia. Panama is the southernmost country in Central America and is situated between the North Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Its strategic location has made it a target for intervention by the US‚ which in 1989 invaded Panama to overthrow a former US ally‚ the dictator Manuel Noriega‚ and took control
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Introduction The continent of South America has about one-eighth of the Earth’s land surface‚ situated between latitudes 12°N-55°S and longitudes 80°-35°W; no other continent has a greater latitudinal span. Eighty percent of its land mass is within the tropical zone‚ yet it extends into the subantarctic. The extensive zones of temperate and cold climates in the vicinity of the Equator‚ in the Andes‚ are unique. The land area of about 17‚519‚900-17‚529‚250 km² is under the jurisdiction of 13 countries
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and the Americas both underwent changes that were similar and different. Parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa continent were greatly affected by the Europeans. Unlike the Americas‚ however‚ people from Europe did not colonize in Africa. This was because of the African governments along the Gold and Slave coasts. The Europeans recognized that they had great power and strong African trading customs. These factors prevented them from colonizing‚ which is opposite of what happened in the Americas. Although
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The Faded Elegance of MacArthur Park MacArthur Park‚ once a gem of Los Angeles’ park system has tarnished over time yet many businesses and community groups have made attempts to restore and revitalize one of the cities most notable parks. As a blighted area‚ criminal activities blatantly occurred in the park‚ which were not hidden from police‚ businessmen‚ community groups or residents. Built in the late 19th century and first named Westlake Park‚ the open space was known “because of the beauty
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countries before the World Trade Organization. The United States said the Europeans were discriminating against bananas grown by U.S. based fruit companies‚ including Chiquita Brands‚ Dole Foods‚ and Del Monte. There companies grew bananas mainly in Central American nations that were not parties to the Lome Convention‚ so they were hurt by the tariffs and quotas. The United States was joined in is complaint by Ecuador‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras and Mexico – all banana exporting countries that‚ as former
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collapse of the maya civilization‚ I read about debates why the civilization fell apart. Ancient Mayan empire was approximately A.D 250 to A.D 900. The mayan Civilization once extended through out the area of Texas‚ southern Mexico‚ and Northern Central America‚ This includes the countries of Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador‚ and Honduras. The mayans was a very advanced civilization they had a break through in astronomy which helped them predict where the moon and planets would lay in the sky. The mayans
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