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Will any islands today linked to other countries change sovereignty status in Q3-Q4 08?
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Source was US State Dept of State's Website entitled: Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty. By my count there are about 58 islands that currently have a sovereignty relationship with another country.
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As reported by a major mainstream news source.
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No change in sovereignty status for any of group |
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Between 1 and 3 islands change sovereignty status |
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Between 3 and 5 islands change sovereignty status |
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Any other outcome |
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Initial likelihoods: No change in sovereignty status for any of group: 80%, Between 1 and 3 islands change sovereignty status: 10%, Between 3 and 5 islands change sovereignty status: 5%, Any other outcome: 5%
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predicted No change in sovereignty status for any of group (H$2,150 at 86%)
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predicted No change in sovereignty status for any of group (H$20 at 83%)Comments (10)
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"He is Forvik's only resident, and his home is a tent on the storm-battered island. He says on his website that he plans to create Forvik's own currency -- the "gulde" -- print his own stamps and raise his own flag."
I wonder if he has a long extension cord, or a boat load of batteries to power his computer ...
http://www.hubdub.com/m21073/Will_Greenland_vote_for_greater_autonomy_in_the_November_25th_referendum
http://www.state.gov/www/regions/dependencies.html
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