11.  It has only been applied seriously in the past year after a campaign by environmentalists and newspapers to end poaching by hunters from the rich Gulf Arab states.

12.  Kuwait, a small desert state rich in oil, depends on desalinating water from the Gulf.

13.  Kuwaiti exports to Switzerland were marginal because Switzerland does not import oil products from the small rich state, which has little else to sell.

14.  The disparity in investment is causing the rich states to get richer and the poor states poorer, the survey said.

15.  The resource rich state lies on the northeastern tip of Borneo island, south of Mindanao.

16.  Gamblers came from the rich Gulf Arab states, where there are no casinos, and also from Europe, Japan and the United States, Moussa added.

17.  Despite his double-digit lead in the polls, states rich in electoral votes such as California are rife with anti-immigrant sentiment.

18.  The other major problem at the conference is financial resources, with developing countries calling for more help from rich states to fund programmes for women.