81.   The country has an uncomfortable feeling of the powder-keg about it.

82.   This is not surprising, for one would suppose that every country has to satisfy the basic needs of its people for food as a first priority.

83.   Countries can have either a small or large share of world trade.

84.   Note, however, that with the establishment of the European currency union, no member country will have a balance of payments problem.

85.   This is an important mechanism if a country has a high proportion of imports and exports to national income and operates under a system of floating exchange rates.

86.   All countries have a central bank and they fulfil two vital roles in the economy.

87.   The beer producing countries have sales taxes which favour beers.

88.   The country has ambitious plans for environmental tax incentives and other financial incentives.

89.   The US has proposed that any country should have the right to resume mining if the nations cannot reach agreement within three years.

90.   Under existing EC law, no country has the power to ban waste imports.