Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019

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Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019

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 2018-2019 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.

This comprehensive update will include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years, including:

  • Elections across Europe
  • Referendum in Ireland
  • Rohingya genocide in Myanmar
  • The Venezuelan dictatorship
  • The renaming of Swaziland to eSwatini
  • Qatar diplomacy changes
  • Historic meeting between the United States and North Korea
  • Establishment of a new governing coalition in Liberia

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Table of contents

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