There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
UMPIRAGE
umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing
(noun) the act of umpiring; “the officiating was excellent”
umpirage
(noun) mediation by an umpire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
umpirage (countable and uncountable, plural umpirages)
(legal, archaic) The office (or term of office) of an umpire
Source: Wiktionary
Um"pi*rage (; 48), n. Etym: [From Umpire.]
1. The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. The mind umpirage of the federal Union. E. Everett.
2. The act of umpiring; arbitrament. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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