There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
RĂ©`gie", n. [F.]
1. Direct management of public finance or public works by agents of the government for government account; -- opposed to the contract system.
2. Specif.: The system of collecting taxes by officials who have either no interest or a very small interest in the proceeds, as distinguished from the ancient system of farming them out.
3. Any kind of government monopoly (tobacco, salt, etc.) used chiefly as a means of taxation. Such monopolies are largely employed in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.