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issued by the nation’s central bank. Reserves mark the sum of all bank ... Within the United Kingdom, there are just two official money supply ...

the country's foreign exchange and gold reserves. The Bank also acts ... had the responsibility for setting the official interest rate. However, ...

of financial crisis, centralizes bank reserves, and lends money for interest ... a central bank must hold official gold reserves and foreign exchange ...

1959) was an American financier, public official, and publisher of the Washington ... Graham. Focusing on investments in copper, gold, automobiles and chemicals ...

April 25, 2007. Historically, when the gold standard was the measure of ... century where it was used to maintain the gold standard. ...

Gold (chemical symbol Au; atomic number 79) has long been valued as ... Gold (Sanskrit jval, Greek χρυσος [khrusos], Latin aurum for ...

the possibility of developing an official world currency has come ... at first silver, then both silver and gold. Metals were mined, weighed ...

world, and, following the collapse of the gold standard and the position ... #Sound banking, with reserves in gold and silver #Being a lender of ...

==Early Years: Official Goals and Policies== [[Image:IMF HQ.jpg|thumb ... value was based on its relationship to gold, which was fixed at $35 per ounce. ...

The discovery of petroleum reserves in 1958, along with foreign investment ... and-government The political system] The Official Portal of the UAE Government ...

angered labor unions. His support for the gold standard and opposition to ... and preventing the U.S. Treasury's gold reserves from falling below ...

Between 1958 and 1980, submitted films were presented with a gold ... feature films continued to be awarded the gold, silver, and bronze prizes ...

Following three gold records in eight years, Twitty began his country ... for his third marriage, and Tennessee law reserves one third of any estate ...

of the world's undiscovered oil reserves lay under the Arctic Ocean. ... On December 20, 2001, Russia made an official submission to the UN ...

covering all kinds of terrain from hills to gold mines, and even plantation ruins. ... has been dominated by four main industries: gold mining, aloe export, petroleum ...

value as a commodity such as grain, gold, or silver. Nearly all contemporary ... the first people to introduce the use of gold and silver coins. ...

In 1968, the Constitutional Law of Federation reinstated an official ... Some minor disputes (for example, about gold reserves stored in Prague ...

Non-Indians came with the goal of making official their claims to native lands ... Flathead Indian Reservation. After the 1864 gold rush in newly established ...

gas, of which Sumatra has extensive reserves, is exported through Banda Aceh. ... An ancient name for Sumatra was Swarna Dwipa, (Sanskrit for Isle of ...

professional matches, a television match official (TMO), commonly called the ... up to seven replacements (substitutes or reserves). Professional rugby contains ...

In the official PRC territorial claim, Hainan Province includes not ... crystal, oil shale and zeolite. The reserves of iron ore account for ...

from Aymara. "Chuqi" means "gold," and "yapu" ... as a commercial city, lying on the main gold and silver route to the coast ...

iron, uranium, cadmium, and (on rare occasions) gold. Methane gas is ... Thomas Gold, in his book The Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil ...

the title of Prime Minister was not made official until 1905). He is known ... was forced to protect the kingdom's gold reserves by preventing individuals ...

lakes, mountains, and many nature reserves. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa ... contains lakes, mountains, and many nature reserves. The northeast ...

today remains a major producer of tin and gold. After silver was discovered ... more government control over natural gas reserves and to re-examine the current ...

with which Barbados now shares a fixed official maritime boundary. ... (island of the bearded ones) in an official Portuguese document. It ...

and freight trains were derailed. The official death toll announced by ... possesses the world's fifth largest reserves of natural gas and substantial ...

in the eleventh century. The state traded gold, ivory, and copper for cloth ... percentage of the world's known reserves of metallurgical-grade chromite ...

Alluvial gold was discovered in 1853, in the Jukskei River north of ... The prospering nearby Johannesburg gold fields led to a series of ...

the world's great wildlife reserves. Princeton: Princeton University ... Powers, a Catholic Relief Services official posted to Liberia from 1999 ...

The third British assault carried the redoubt. The British reserves ... *Lieutenant Gold, 47th Foot - killed at Bunker Hill *Captain George ...

The Athabasca Oil Sands have estimated non-conventional oil reserves ... The vast northern forest reserves of softwood allow Alberta to produce ...

Angola has vast mineral and petroleum reserves. Angolan culture reflects ... Angola has diamonds, oil, gold, copper, and rich wildlife (which was ...

Cetshwayo only sent £50 worth of gold. When two surveyors were captured ... until they were married and recognized as official householders. Shaka manipulated ...

Olga National Park. In 1993, the official name of the Park was changed ... the conservation of nature. In 1993, the official name of the Park changed ...

#039;s land area consists of forest and nature reserves. ... In 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, an official with the British ...

situations and in retirement had an official role in helping to end war ... the Kenyan government subsidized exports of gold far in excess of the foreign ...

and vigilante actions. According to official sources, 330 people were ... Anthony Eden publicly maintained the official policy of non-intervention ...

America that is rich in bauxite, although gold and oil reserves are now being ... people in Suriname, he made his fortune in gold and forestry-related businesses ...

or a year. It is also the name of the official record of these transactions ... currencies, stocks, bonds, real estate, and gold, among others. ...

country, with both English and French as official languages at the federal ... this territory. In 1898, after the Klondike Gold Rush in the Northwest Territories ...

comprising of 25,000 men landing on Gold Beach, from Courseulles to ... Special Service Brigade) on the West flank of Gold beach. ...

is about two percent. Dubai's oil reserves have diminished significantly ... The city of Dubai has a free trade in gold and until the 1990s, was the ...

Kyrgyzstan has significant deposits of metals including gold and rare ... has negligible petroleum and natural gas reserves; it imports petroleum and ...

Contemporary Abenaki live on the reserves in Quebec, as well as on ... Hampshire. All these bands have sought official Vermont state recognition ...

spice trade, which also moved incense and gold overland by camel caravan ... Gulf of Aden. There are also natural gas reserves believed to be even larger ...

largest uranium, chromium, lead, and zinc reserves, the third largest manganese ... partly due to its large oil, gas, and mineral reserves. ...

many of the other areas along the "gold coast" of China, has ... In terms of mineral resources, Jiangsu has sizable reserves of copper ...

fully underway, Naguib announced the official abolition of the Egyptian ... Islam as its religion and Arabic as the official language of the country. ...

In 1831, reflecting a liberalization of official British racial attitudes ... has also established three marine reserves to preserve and protect ...

damage to its own territory. American gold reserves were still intact ... clear that they would be establishing an official administration policy. It ...

is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves; five wetlands are registered ... in what is now Venezuela. The opening of gold mines at Yaracuy led to the ...

there the Spaniards could easily reach the gold found in the interior of the ... were forced into hard labor, panning for gold under repressive and deplorable ...

and cacao. Minerals such as bauxite, salt, gold, and copper exist although ... to import African slaves to search for gold on the island. Spanish interest ...

of the state is protected in Nature Reserves and National Parks, including ... and Tasmania became the colony’s official name. ===Recent history=== ...

The chief commodities dealt in were slaves, gold, ivory, and spices. The European ... in the form of palm oil, cocoa, timber, and gold, forming the bedrock of West ...

Utah and Omaha, the British at Sword and Gold, and the Canadians at Juno ... at Cherbourg. The British at Sword and Gold, and the Canadians at Juno ...

owned, with National parks and nature reserves scattered throughout the ... California is rich in natural resources. The California Gold Rush ...

initially because it did not offer gold and silver as did many of ... with Brazil and Argentina. In 2005, official foreign exchange reserves ...

The official languages of Inner Mongolia are Standard Mandarin and ... iron, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, gold, mica salt , cashmere, natural ...

rich in mineral resources, including vast reserves of lignite and anthracite ... wild goats, quail, and pheasants populate reserves and hunting grounds. A network ...

Commercial Prospects: Tea, Camphor, Sugar, Gold, Coal, Sulphur, Economical ... ) became official as early as 1684 with the establishment of Taiwan ...

imposing a labor tribute that included gold mining, but the area's ... who came from Peru in 1535 seeking gold. The Spanish encountered hundreds ...

At the time the meteorological office recorded this official temperature ... supported, whereas Punjabi has no official patronage. Many people mix ...

Nations together make up 5 percent. The official term for First Nations people—that ... years. Indigenous customs and uses enjoy no official status. ...

and taken by the government for game reserves and cattle ranches, many ... and metal workers, skilled in bronze and gold work. Many Roma living in ...

largely because of its large petroleum reserves. The country was led for ... so-called Garamantian Way laden with ivory, gold, rare woods and feathers, ...

and consolidated their control by 1542. Gold and silver from the Andes ... techniques of cultivation, metallurgy, gold and silver work, pottery, ...

and has the tenth largest proven reserves. However, due to crumbling ... groups speak more than one language. The official language of Nigeria, English ...

possesses the world's fifth largest reserves of natural gas and substantial ... time diplomas, certificates and other official documents that were issued ...

its tremendous cotton-growing ("white gold"), grain, and natural ... developing its mineral and petroleum reserves. While departing from communism ...

Knox, to be stored with the nation's gold reserves. The idea provoked ... consisting of lead, zinc, arsenic, gold and silver. It hangs from ...

| national_languages = (English is also official in San Andrés ... Colombian government has established 567 reserves for indigenous peoples, ...

Aigrettes, have been proclaimed natural reserves and are home to several ... who preyed on British vessels laden with gold, precious gems, silk, and ...

During the eighteenth century, private explorers found gold and diamond ... Portuguese is the only official language of Brazil. It is spoken by ...

son of a wealthy silver magnate: "No reserves, no retreats, no regrets." ... * Decision magazine, the official publication of the association ...

city of Baku is famous for its wealthy oil reserves. == Etymology == ... In 1873, oil ("black gold") was discovered in the city of ...

The country's natural resources include gold, silver, copper ... were discontented Muslims who opposed the official atheism of the Marxist regime ...

in the Australian Army) and 17.5 percent of the reserves. ... programs and forced participation in the reserves for ex-servicewomen up to ...

its traditional policy of shunning the official political system and participated ... Though Ecuador has a relative abundance of oil reserves, it has been ...

range, as the country does not release official figures and the secretive ... and zinc, having the 22nd largest coal reserves in the world. It is also ...

from the prime minister (considered the official head of government), to ... The southern rainforest has vast timber reserves, estimated to cover ...

The official name of the nation is the Islamic Republic of Iran, but ... Reforms took place under Darius. Coinage, in the form of the daric ...

lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite ... as Vucedol, near Vukovar, traded amber, gold, and bronze, and had a superior ...

In 327 C.E., Christianity was declared the official state religion ... with the exception of national parks and reserves (such as the Paleostomi ...

has different laws. The highest elected official of each state is the governor ... and law enforcement. The highest elected official of a town or city is usually ...

Natural resources include petroleum (reserves declining), timber, ... Ion Iliescu, a former Communist Party official marginalized by Ceauşescu ...

The UK has large reserves of coal, natural gas, and oil, as well as ... which became a profitable exporter of wool and gold. Cook also mapped ...

ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum ... parks (Parque Natural), nine natural reserves (Reserva Natural), five ...

has the world's largest forest reserves, which supply lumber, pulp ... region adopted Christianity in 988 by the official act of public baptism of ...

Caledonian fold mountains) with extensive gold deposits, granite Mourne Mountains ... and salmon. There are about 40 nature reserves and several bird sanctuaries. ...

Hegyalja), and five UNESCO Biosphere reserves. The country is home to ... century, when it became the empire's official religion. ...

and the country's financial reserves were drained within two ... nation to beat the U.S. to the top of the gold-medal table. ...