Sentence examples for littoral countries from inspiring English sources

The Strait of Malacca and its littoral countries account for about a third of all pirate attacks in the world.

The economic development of the littoral countries since the mid-20th century has been uneven, following attainment of independence by most states.

That is probably not in fact China's intention, but its neighbours do have cause to worry.The Philippines and Vietnam, the littoral countries with the most active territorial disputes with China, were quick to condemn the regulations.

Provocation may not actually be China's intention, but its neighbours hardly feel reassured.The Philippines and Vietnam, the littoral countries with the most active territorial disputes with China, were quick to condemn the regulations.

The risk is that an unexpected incident could escalate as the hot line goes unanswered.Both Mr Gates and General Ma referred to the South China Sea, a vital shipping lane and home to the Paracel and Spratly Islands, which several littoral countries claim as their own and which are believed to sit atop sizeable oil and gas deposits.

The principal coastal species shrimp, croakers, snappers, skates, and grunts are caught by littoral countries, while pelagic fish of higher value including species of tuna and tunalike species such as billfish that are found in tropical and subtropical waters are taken mostly by the world's major fishing countries (e.g., Japan, South Korea, and Russia).

As a Black Sea littoral country invaded and partitioned by Russia in 2008, Georgia is closely following events in Crimea, Ukraine's Russian-majority region and base for the Kremlin's Mediterranean fleet.

These fish occur almost entirely in the littoral area of Lake Biwa.

In one rocky littoral area of the lake, 16 species of herbivorous cichlids coexist [ 23].

It has the largest haemodialysis unit of the country, and serves as referral hospital for patients with kidney disease in the Littoral region of the country (approximately 3 million population in 2012) and beyond.

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