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A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government or may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or to order government agencies to implement their emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as the rationale for suspending civil liberties; such declarations come during time of natural disaster or during periods of civil unrest or a declaration of war.

In some countries, the state of emergency and its effects on civil liberties are regulated by the constitution or a law that limits the powers that may be invoked during an emergency or rights suspended. An example can be found in Art. 2-B of the Executive Law of New York state.

In the United States a federal emergency declaration allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to exercise its power to deal with emergency situations; federal assistance also become available to areas that are declared to be in a state of emergency. For FEMA, emergency declaration are different than the more common disaster declaration done for hurricanes and floods.

In the United Kingdom the monarch may declare a state of emergency by Royal Proclamation . While the emergency lasts temporary legislation may be introduced by virtue of Orders in Council. As of January 2004 legislation is being prepared to update these powers.

In Spain (estado de emergencia in Spanish) there are three degrees of state of emergency, namely alerta (alarm), excepción (exception?) and sitio (siege). They are named by the constitution, which limits which rights may be suspended, but regulated by the "Ley Orgánica 4/1981" (see external link).

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November 2004 in Iraq
October 2004 in the Gaza Strip and West Bank
April 2004 in RyongchonRyongchon is a city in North Korea. Ryongchon is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the border with China. It is located in the North P'yongan Province. The P'yongui railway line between China and P'yongyang runs through Ryongchon. It is the busiest line, North KoreaThe Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPRK Korean: Choson Minjujuui Inmin Konghwaguk Hangul: ; Hanja: ), commonly known as North Korea is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. To the south it borders South Ko following a major explosion
November 2003 in Georgia, following weeks of civil unrest.
August 2003 in MichiganMichigan is a state in the United States. The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama meaning "great water. Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline, OhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the northeastern corner of the United States. It was the first and eastern-most state in the Midwest admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. postal abbreviation is OH its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an I, New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col, US and OntarioOntario ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains Capital Toronto Largest City Toronto Area Total % fresh water 4th largest(2nd lgst prov. 1 076 395 km² 14. 7% Population Total (2001) Density Rank, CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe, in response to the 2003 U.S.-Canada blackout
August 2003 in the Philippines
August 2003 in Portugal, in response to forest fires
July 2003 in Mexico, in response to a West Nile virus outbreak (estado de emergencia)
May 2003 in Peru (estado de excepción or estado de sitio depending on the source)
April 2003 in Mato Grosso, Brasil, in response to torrential rainfall (estado de emergência)
March 2003 in Serbia after assassination of Zoran Djindjic (vanredno stanje)
September 2002 in Moscow, Russia, in response to smoke pollution from forest fires
July 2002 in Paraguay (estado de excepción)
December 2001 in Argentina (estado de sitio), in response to public unrest
November 2001 in Nepal, in response to increased guerrilla activity
September 2001 in the U.S., in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
March 1992 in Moldavia, in response to ethnic conflict between Romanian and Russian minorities

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