Transnational Issues Moldova
Disputes - international:
difficulties with the Transnistria region complicate controlling
border crossing and customs regimes with Ukraine, despite
concordance on 2003 delimitation and customs protocols and OSCE
assistance
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
IDPs: 1,000 (internal secessionist uprising in Transdniestrian
region in 1991) (2004)
Illicit drugs:
limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS
consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest
Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the
US; widespread crime and underground economic activity
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Monaco
Introduction Monaco
Background:
Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a
railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then,
the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling
facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation
center.
Geography Monaco