Micronesia Facts Info Stuff (FM):

1. Cayman Islands Category: Transportation - Ports and terminals: Cayman Brac, George Town


2. United Kingdom Category: Geography - Environment - current issues: continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move toward a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015


3. Ecuador Category: Communications - Internet hosts: 45,404 (2008)


4. Poland Category: Economy - Exports - commodities (%): machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2003)


5. Nigeria Category: Transportation - Transportation - note: the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen