Today, Chile is one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations, a recognized middle power and an emerging economy.

Today, Columbia has a highly diversified economy, and is often ranked high for its business atmosphere.

Today China, India, South Korea, Japan and Russia play important roles in world economics and politics. China today is second largest economy of the world and fastest growing economy.

Today the economy of the islands is dependent on crofting, fishing, tourism, the oil industry and renewable energy.

For platformist anarcho-communist Wayne Price " Today ’ s proposals for Parecon, in which workers are rewarded for the intensity and duration of their labor in a cooperative economy, would fit into Bakunin ’ s or Marx ’ s concept of a transitory, beginning, phase, of a free society ... Kropotkin rejected the two-phase approach of the Marxists and the anarchist-collectivists.

Today, the city's economy is now diversified among government service, healthcare, manufacturing, insurance, banking, and education.

Today the economy of Makrani Baluch is largely based on use of the oceans.

A campaign is currently underway ( reported on BBC Radio 4, Today programme, 10 July 2004 ) to encourage emigration from the UK to Saint Helena to aid development of the economy.

Today the transport sector in Ukraine generally meets only the basic needs of the economy and population.

Today, Venice's economy is mainly based on tourism, shipbuilding ( mainly done in the neighbouring cities of Mestre and Porto Marghera ), services, trade and industrial exports.

Today Western Australia's economy mainly relies on mining, agriculture, and tourism, with the state supplying 46 % of Australia's exports.

Today copper mining is central to the economic prospects for Zambia, but concerns remain that the economy is not diversified enough to cope with a collapse in international copper prices.

Today, St. Paul has a population of 532 ( 2000 census ), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the snow crab and on subsistence and commercial halibut harvests.

Today, political economy, where it is not used as a synonym for economics, may refer to very different things, including Marxian analysis, applied public-choice approaches emanating from the Chicago school and the Virginia school, or simply the advice given by economists to the government or public on general economic policy or on specific proposals.

Today Sardinia is a phasing-in EU region, featured by a diversified economy, mainly focused on tourism and the tertiary, the economic efforts of last twenty years have reduced the handicap of insularity, for example with low cost air companies and information and informatic technologies, thanks to the CRS4 ( Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia ), which developed the first Italian website, and invented the webmail, in 1995, that brought to the birth of several telecommunication companies and internet service providers based on the island, as Video On Line, in 1993, Tiscali, in 1998 and Andala UMTS, in 1999.

Today it is a port city on the Indian Ocean, with its economy centered around the harbour.

Today “ he Evenks are divided into two large groups … engaging in different types of economy.

Today the town's economy is based on tourism and agriculture, with manufacturing of medicines and photographic film also present.

Today, tourism supports the county's economy.

Today, the local economy has a more varied base.

Today dryland farming of pinto beans and winter wheat is still a mainstay of the county's economy.

Today, Sopron's economy immensely benefits from the European Union.

Today, tourism is by far the main economy in Bullhead City.

Today, Kaffirs identify as Sri Lankans, while acknowledging their African ancestry, most of which is believed to be from Mozambique.

Today, " Maravi " is also a generic name of the black tribes in Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

Today most of UMCOR ’ s Refugee aid is provided in El Salvador, Guatemala, Liberia, Mozambique, Cuba, Vietnam, and Eastern Europe.

Today the usage of the unit gigabyte continues to depend on the context.

Today, the central lawn continues to be an iconic place for all Iowa Staters, and enjoys national acclaim as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.

Today, he continues to be described as a hero to fiscal conservatives who believe that free markets and low taxes work better than government bureaucracies.

Today, Karachi continues to be an important financial and industrial centre and handles most of the overseas trade of Pakistan and the world, mainly the Asian countries.

Soufrière Hills continues to play a detrimental role in both agricultural and economic activity on Montserrat. Today, Montserrat ’ s main economic activity is in construction and government services which together accounted for about 50 percent of GDP in 2000 when it was EC $ 76 million.

Today Mobil continues as a major brand name within the combined company, as well as still being a gas station sometimes paired with their own store or On the Run.

Today, greyhound racing continues in many countries around the world.

Today, child and adult slavery and forced labour are illegal in most countries, as well as being against international law, but a high rate of human trafficking for labor and for sexual bondage continues, believed to affect millions of adults and children.

Today, the debate continues.

Today, the search continues for these so-called vulcanoid asteroids, which are thought to exist in the region where Vulcan was once sought.

Today, the science continues to advance.

Today, the legend continues, the true location is known only to 12 monks, its whereabouts only revealed to one of their brothers when one of their number dies.

Today, most of the world prefers metric measurement by weight, though the preference for volume measurements continues in the United States (" almost exclusively "), North America, Australia, and Sweden.

Today religion and politics continues to thrive in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Today the river therefore continues into the Westerschelde estuary only, passing Terneuzen to reach the North Sea between Breskens in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Vlissingen ( Flushing ) on Walcheren.

Today Chartres continues to attract large numbers of pilgrims, many of whom come to walk slowly around the labyrinth, their heads bowed in prayer – an entirely modern devotional practice but one which the Cathedral authorities accommodate by removing the chairs from the nave once a month.

Today the population is mainly to the north, but the sewer function continues, in addition to which much of the river is siphoned off, and the water table is tapped, for irrigation.

Today a modern road built over or replacing the ancient, Leoforos Knosou, serves that function and continues south.

Today, Delaware County continues to be recognized by the Cherokee Nation as the Delaware District.

Today, Cold Bay functions as a hub for traffic from Anchorage and Seattle to the small communities around it, and continues to serve as an emergency runway for aircraft flying through the North Pacific.

Today, the King David Hotel is part of the Dan Hotel Chain, and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and continues to accommodate foreign heads of state and diplomats visiting Israel.

Today SWEPCO continues to provide electrical power, and SWEPCO Lake ( known by locals as " hot lake ") is used for fishing and recreation.

Today, only a few lots remain open, and though building of homes continues, most of them are on the sites of former cabins and vacation homes.

Today the Sun Valley Center for the Arts has its main building in nearby Ketchum as well as a historic house and classroom in Hailey, and continues to present an impressive list of guest artists in the visual and performing arts.