| Austria Austria
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| Athens Athens (; , Athina, ), the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.The Greek capital has a population of 745,514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits Athens
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| Acquis communautaire The term acquis communautaire, or (EU) acquis (), is used in European Union law to refer to the total body of EU law accumulated thus far. The term is French:acquis means "that which has been acquired", and communautaire means "of the community". Acquis_communautaire
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| Belgium Belgium
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| Brussels Brussels
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| Balance of trade The balance of trade (or net exports, sometimes symbolized as NX) is the difference between the monetary value of exports and imports of output in an economy over a certain period of time. It is the relationship between a nation's imports and exports. A favourable balance of trade is known as a trade surplus and consists of exporting more than is imported; an unfavourable balance of trade is known as a trade deficit or, informally, a trade gap. Balance_of_trade
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| Economy of Canada Canada has the ninth largest economy in the world (measured in US dollars at market exchange rates), is one of the world's wealthiest nations, and a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). As with other developed nations, the Canadian economy is dominated by the service industry, which employs about three quarters of Canadians. Economy_of_Canada
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| Czech Republic Czech_Republic
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| Transport in Cameroon Transport_in_Cameroon
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| Chad Chad
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| Economy of the Czech Republic Economy_of_the_Czech_Republic
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| Foreign policy of the United States The foreign policy of the United States is the policy by which the United States interacts with foreign nations. United States foreign policy is highly influential on the world stage, as it is the only remaining superpower. The global reach of the United States is backed by a 13 trillion dollar economy, the largest in the world of all countries formally recognized by the United States for which data is available is here; the military expenditures for said countries is available here; and the political details are available on the main United States page here here. Foreign_policy_of_the_United_States
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| Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo demographic features of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Democratic Republic of the Congo was estimated at 65.8 million in 2007. Demographics_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
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| Economy of Denmark Economy_of_Denmark
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| Economics Economics is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek ', "management of a household, administration") from ', "house") + ', "custom" or "law"), hence "rules of the house(hold)". Economics
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| Education Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual (e.g., the consciousness of an infant is educated by its environment through its interaction with its environment); and in its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, values, and skills from one generation to another through institutions. Education
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| European Union European_Union
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| Education reform Education reform'educational theory or practice across a community or society.In western society, this has preoccupied many famous intellectuals such as Plato and Rousseau. In fact, Western civilization developed classical education to economically teach skills and a framework for all human knowledge. Historically, many reforms, such as religious education and universities, originated to correct real or perceived defects in classical education. Education_reform
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| Economic and monetary union An economic and monetary union is a single market with a common currency. It is to be distinguished from a mere currency union (e.g. the Latin Monetary Union in the 1800s), which does not involve a single market. This is the fifth stage of economic integration. EMU is established through a currency-related trade pact. Economic_and_monetary_union
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| School voucher A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate issued by the government by which parents can pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather than the public school to which they are assigned. School_voucher
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| Econometrics Econometrics is concerned with the tasks of developing and applying quantitative or statistical methods to the study and elucidation of economic principles. Econometrics combines economic theory with statistics to analyze and test economic relationships. Theoretical econometrics considers questions about the statistical properties of estimators and tests, while applied econometrics is concerned with the application of econometric methods to assess economic theories. Econometrics
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| Finland Finland
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| Economy of Finland Finland has a highly industrialized, free-market economy with a per capita output equal to that of other western economies such as France, Germany, Sweden or the UK. The largest sector of the economy is services at 65.7 percent, followed by manufacturing and refining at 31.4 percent. Economy_of_Finland
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| Germany Germany
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| Economy of Germany Germany has the world's fourth largest economy in USD exchange-rate terms, and the largest economy in Europe.The German economy is heavily export-oriented; , Germany is the world's leading exporter of merchandise, and exports account for more than one-third of national output. Economy_of_Germany
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| Economy of Gibraltar economy of Gibraltar is managed and controlled by the Government of Gibraltar. Whilst being part of the European Union, Gibraltar has a separate legal jurisdiction from the United Kingdom and enjoys a different tax system. The role of the UK Ministry of Defence, which at one time was the main source of income, has declined, with today's economy based on shipping, tourism, finance centre activities, and the Internet. Economy_of_Gibraltar
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| Greece Greece
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| Economy of Greece Prior to the global financial crisis of 2008–2009, Greece had managed to achieve a fast-growing economy after the implementation of stabilization policies in recent years. It remains a net importer of industrial and capital goods, foodstuffs, and petroleum. Economy_of_Greece
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| Gross domestic product gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI), a basic measure of an economy's economic performance, is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a nation in a year. GDP can be defined in three ways, all of which are conceptually identical. First, it is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time (u Gross_domestic_product
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| Gini coefficient The Gini coefficient is a measure of statistical dispersion developed by the Italian statistician Corrado Gini and published in his 1912 paper "Variability and Mutability" (). It is commonly used as a measure of inequality of income or wealth. Gini_coefficient
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| Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown MP (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming Leader of the governing Labour Party. Gordon_Brown
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| Healthcare reform Healthcare reform is a general rubric used for discussing major health policy creation or changeshealthcare delivery in a given place. Healthcare reform typically attempts to Broaden the population that receives health care coverage through either public sector insurance programs or private sector insurance companies Expand the array of health care providers consumers may choose among Improve the access to health care specialists Improve the quality of health care Decrease the cost of health care Healthcare_reform
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| Hong Kong Hong_Kong
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| Economy of Hungary The Hungarian economy is a medium-sized, structurally, politically, and institutionally open economy in Central Europe and is part of the EU single market. Like most Eastern European economies, it experienced market liberalisation in the early 1990s as part of a transition away from communism. OECD and the World Trade Organization. Economy_of_Hungary
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| History of Finland History_of_Finland
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| Iceland Iceland
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| India India
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| Republic of Ireland Republic_of_Ireland
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| International trade International trade is exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories. In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. International_trade
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| Economy of Israel The economy of Israel is a diversified market economy with substantial state ownership and a rapidly developing high-tech sector. Poor in natural resources, Israel depends on imports of petroleum, coal, food, uncut diamonds, other production inputs, and military equipment. Economy_of_Israel
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| Economy of Italy Economy_of_Italy
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| Japan For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of Japan. Japan
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| Politics of Japan The politics of Japan is in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, where the Prime Minister of Japan is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament; the Diet with the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. Politics_of_Japan
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| Economy of Japan The economy of Japan is the second largest economy in the world, after the United States at around US$4.5 trillion in terms of nominal GDP Economy_of_Japan
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| Korea Korea (Hangul:Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It borders China to the northwest, and Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait.Korea was divided in 1948, with the southern portion of the peninsula controlled by the capitalistic democracy South Korea. Korea
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| Luxembourg Luxembourg
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| Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
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| Economy of Luxembourg The economy of Luxembourg is largely dependent on the banking, steel, and industrial sectors. Luxembourgers enjoy the second highest per capita gross domestic product in the world (CIA 2007 est.), behind Qatar. Luxembourg is seen as a diversified industrialized nation, contrasting the oil boom in Qatar, the majority monetary source of that nation.Although Luxembourg in tourist literature is aptly called the "Green Heart of Europe", its pastoral land coexists with a highly industrialized and export-intensive economy. Economy_of_Luxembourg
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| Lisbon Lisbon (Lisboa, ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the district of Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipality, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inhabitants, and 3.34 million people live in the broader agglomeration of Lisbon Metropolitan Region (includes cities ranging from Leiria to Setúbal). Lisbon
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| Literacy literacy is considered to be the ability to use language to read, write, listen, and speak. In modern contexts, the word refers to reading and writing at a level adequate for communication, or at a level that lets one understand and communicate ideas in a literate society, so as to take part in that society. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has drafted the following definition Literacy
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