1) Liechtenstein. The World Factbook. 2003
...monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. However,...
2) arbitration, international. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...an impartial head of state, the pope, the secretary-general of the United Nations), a neutral country, or an organization such as the Hague Tribunal. The parties...
3) 1981, Aug. 22. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...and Afghanistan, the signatories pledged that Afghanistan would become a nonaligned country whose neutral status would be guaranteed by the U.S. and the USSR. 3 Fighting...
4) Arias Sanchez, Oscar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...of peace in Central America. Intent on preserving his nation's historic role as a neutral and demilitarized country, he opposed the previous administration's policy...
5) XXIV. Prometheus Bound. Thayer, William Roscoe. 1919. Theodore Roosevelt
...feeling sure that he could devour them when he chose. A European gentleman, who came from a neutral country, and called on Bernstorff in April, 1915, told me that...
6) Spain. The World Factbook. 2003
...and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I...
7) Netherlands. The World Factbook. 2003
...neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter...
8) 1907, May 16. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...of influence-a large Russian sphere in the north, covering the most valuable part of the country, a neutral sphere in the center, and a smaller British sphere in...
9) Malta. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...and Germany. 3Malta is governed by the 1964 constitution, as revised in 1974; it is a neutral country. The prime minister, who is the head of government, and cabinet...
10) Templewood, Samuel John Gurney Hoare, 1st Viscount. The Columbia
Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(1940) and served as special ambassador to Spain (1940-44), with the task of keeping that country neutral in World War II. He was raised to the peerage in 1944. His...
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