Demand for luxury cars in the country has been growing as income levels have risen.
The country has been hit by numerous conflicts since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960.
The country has been struggling to recover from major destruction caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Since 2007 the country has been a net importer of food, after decades of self-sufficiency.
The country has been importing large amounts of fuel in order to make up the difference.
The country has been battling deflation, or falling prices, for the best part of a decade.
Greece's Finance Minister, Yiannis Stournaras, says the country has been given more time to hit bailout targets.
The burgeoning middle class in the country has been taking to the air in ever increasing numbers.
The country has been a leader in land-based turbines but lags behind China and Europe in sea-based efforts.
Ever since then, the country has been plagued by conflict, drought and poverty.
Poland has traditionally relied heavily on Russian natural gas imports, so the country has been keenly issuing shale exploration licenses.
Firstly, it has been the psychological blow suffered as the country has been reminded of its vulnerability to natural cataclysm.
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The country has been in financial difficulties since the collapse of the Greek economy, where Cypriot banks had huge investments.
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"We should energetically change the growth model, " he said, something the country has been trying to achieve for many years.
When it comes to China, the term is even more paradoxical as the country has been growing by leaps and bounds.
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It is the first time an ambulance trust anywhere in the country has been found to be failing on this measure.
With the 2008 Summer Olympics drawing close, the country has been ramping up investments on renewable energy sources such as solar.
But in the last few months the country has been shaken from two sides, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
The film's bold and even-handed treatment of the shifting relationship between the sexes in the country has been lauded by many Indians.
Brazil had a murder rate of 25 per 100, 000 in 2009 but the country has been touted as a growing outsourcing hotspot.
Until now the country has been able to achieve its stunning economic growth by shifting large numbers of farmers into nonagricultural jobs.
Industrial production in the country has been falling constantly since August 2011.
Yet much of the country has been covered by fast internet pipes.
The country has been banned twice in the last three years for governmental interference in football and faces a similar punishment again.
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The country has been relying on capital inflows to bridge this gap.
Examples: A fertilizer subsidy program in Malawi has increased the area cultivated by about 25%, and the country has been self-sufficient since 2007.
The country has been trying, unsuccessfully, to export manufactured and value-added goods abroad for nearly 10 years now and not only to China.
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The country has been involved in relocating elephants to countries such as Angola but this has only involved a relatively small number of animals.
The bulk of the country has been ruled by a monarchist dynasty since the 17th century, with King Mohammed VI holding power since 1999.
The country has been hurt in recent months by softening export markets, depressed domestic property values and stockmarkets, and declining consumer and investor confidence.
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