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COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was ratified on 8 December 1994.
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Command economy
A type of economic system in which the production of goods and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production.
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Commercial farming
Raising crops or animals for sale and profit.
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Commodity
An agricultural or mining product that can be sold.
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Common Market
An earlier name was given to the countries that make up the European Union.
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Commonwealth
The Commonwealth (C) is also known as the Commonwealth of Nations. Established on 31 December 1931 to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire.
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Commonwealth of Independent States
CIS is to coordinate intercommonwealth relations and to provide a mechanism for the orderly dissolution of the USSR.
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Communism
Communism: an economic and political system in which the state owns farms and factories and the goods they produce.
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Communist countries
Traditionally the Marxist-Leninist states with authoritarian governments and command economies based on the Soviet model.
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Community of Democracies
The Community of Democracies (CD) was established on 27 June 2000 “to respect and uphold core democratic principles and practices,” including free and fair elections, freedom of speech and expression, equal access to education, the rule of law, and freedom of peaceful assembly.
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Comoros
Location: Indian Ocean Official name: Union of Comoros Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1975 / 1975 Capital city: Moroni Population: 700,000 / 813 people per sq mile (314 people per sq km) Total land area: 838 square miles (2170 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), Comoran (official language), French …
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Computer cartography
Mapmaking using sophisticated software and computer hardware.
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Computer-controlled robots
Microtechnology has allowed the creation of highly precise, robotic units that can be used in delicate manufacturing.