Political Handbook of the World 2015
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Political Handbook of the World 2015

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Political Handbook of the World 2015

About this book

The Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2015 edition will continue to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup. Compiling in one place more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, this volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. And this annual update includes coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of this year.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations
  7. Preface
  8. Governments
  9. Afghanistan
  10. Albania
  11. Algeria
  12. Andorra
  13. Angola
  14. Antarctica
  15. Antigua And Barbuda
  16. Argentina
  17. Armenia
  18. Australia
  19. Austria
  20. Azerbaijan
  21. Bahamas
  22. Bahrain
  23. Bangladesh
  24. Barbados
  25. Belarus
  26. Belgium
  27. Belize
  28. Benin
  29. Bhutan
  30. Bolivia
  31. Bosnia And Herzegovina
  32. Botswana
  33. Brazil
  34. Brunei
  35. Bulgaria
  36. Burkina Faso
  37. Burundi
  38. Cambodia
  39. Cameroon
  40. Canada
  41. Cape Verde
  42. Central African Republic
  43. Chad
  44. Chile
  45. China
  46. China: People’s Republic Of
  47. China: Taiwan
  48. Colombia
  49. Comoros
  50. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  51. Republic of the Congo
  52. Costa Rica
  53. Côte D’Ivoire
  54. Croatia
  55. Cuba
  56. Cyprus
  57. Cyprus: Turkish Sector
  58. Czech Republic
  59. Denmark
  60. Djibouti
  61. Dominica
  62. Dominican Republic
  63. Ecuador
  64. Egypt
  65. El Salvador
  66. Equatorial Guinea
  67. Eritrea
  68. Estonia
  69. ETHIOPIA
  70. Fiji
  71. Finland
  72. France
  73. Gabon
  74. Gambia
  75. Georgia
  76. Germany
  77. Ghana
  78. Greece
  79. Grenada
  80. Guatemala
  81. Guinea
  82. Guinea-Bissau
  83. Guyana
  84. Haiti
  85. Honduras
  86. Hungary
  87. Iceland
  88. India
  89. Indonesia
  90. Iran
  91. Iraq
  92. Ireland
  93. Israel
  94. Italy
  95. Jamaica
  96. Japan
  97. Jordan
  98. Kazakhstan
  99. Kenya
  100. Kiribati
  101. Korea
  102. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
  103. Republic of Korea
  104. Kosovo
  105. Kuwait
  106. Kyrgyzstan
  107. Laos
  108. Latvia
  109. Lebanon
  110. Lesotho
  111. Liberia
  112. Libya
  113. Liechtenstein
  114. Lithuania
  115. Luxembourg
  116. Macedonia
  117. Madagascar
  118. Malawi
  119. Malaysia
  120. Maldives
  121. Mali
  122. Malta
  123. Marshall Islands
  124. Mauritania
  125. Mauritius
  126. Mexico
  127. Federated States of Micronesia
  128. Moldova
  129. Monaco
  130. Mongolia
  131. Montenegro
  132. Morocco
  133. Mozambique
  134. Myanmar (Burma)
  135. Namibia
  136. Nauru
  137. Nepal
  138. Netherlands
  139. Aruba
  140. Curaçao
  141. St. Maarten
  142. New Zealand
  143. Nicaragua
  144. Niger
  145. Nigeria
  146. Norway
  147. Oman
  148. Pakistan
  149. Palau
  150. Panama
  151. Papua New Guinea
  152. Paraguay
  153. Peru
  154. Philippines
  155. Poland
  156. Portugal
  157. Qatar
  158. Romania
  159. Russia
  160. Rwanda
  161. St. Kitts and Nevis
  162. St. Lucia
  163. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  164. Samoa
  165. San Marino
  166. SÃO TomÉ and PrÍNcipe
  167. Saudi Arabia
  168. Senegal
  169. Serbia
  170. Seychelles
  171. Sierra Leone
  172. Singapore
  173. Slovakia
  174. Slovenia
  175. Solomon Islands
  176. Somalia
  177. Somaliland
  178. South Africa
  179. South Sudan
  180. Spain
  181. Sri Lanka
  182. Sudan
  183. Suriname
  184. Swaziland
  185. Sweden
  186. Switzerland
  187. Syria
  188. Tajikistan
  189. Tanzania
  190. Thailand
  191. Timor-Leste (East Timor)
  192. Togo
  193. Tonga
  194. Trinidad and Tobago
  195. Tunisia
  196. Turkey
  197. Turkmenistan
  198. Tuvalu
  199. Uganda
  200. Ukraine
  201. United Arab Emirates
  202. United Kingdom
  203. United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
  204. United States
  205. Uruguay
  206. Uzbekistan
  207. Vanuatu
  208. Vatican City State
  209. Venezuela
  210. Vietnam
  211. Yemen
  212. Zambia
  213. Zimbabwe
  214. Palestinian Authority/ Palestine Liberation Organization
  215. Intergovernmental Organizations
  216. African Union (AU)
  217. Arab League
  218. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  219. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  220. Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
  221. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  222. The Commonwealth
  223. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  224. Council of Europe
  225. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  226. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
  227. European Union (EU)
  228. European Atomic Energy Community
  229. Group of Eight
  230. Group of Twenty
  231. International Criminal Court (ICC)
  232. International Energy Agency (IEA)
  233. International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  234. Non-Aligned Movement
  235. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
  236. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  237. Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
  238. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
  239. Organization of American States (OAS)
  240. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
  241. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
  242. Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
  243. Regional Development Banks
  244. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
  245. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
  246. Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  247. Southern Cone Common Market (MERCOSUR/MERCOSUL)
  248. United Nations (UN)
  249. United Nations: Specialized Agencies
  250. United Nations: Related Organizations
  251. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
  252. Appendixes
  253. Publisher Note