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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
- Cover
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations
- Preface
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Governments
- Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Albania Republic of Albania
- Algeria Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
- Andorra Principality of Andorra
- Angola Republic of Angola
- Antarctica
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina Argentine Republic
- Armenia Republic of Armenia
- Australia Commonwealth of Australia
- Austria Republic of Austria
- Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Republic
- Bahamas Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain
- Bangladesh People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus Republic of Belarus
- Belgium Kingdom of Belgium
- Belize
- Benin Republic of Benin
- Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan
- Bolivia Plurinational State of Bolivia
- Bosnia And Herzegovina Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana Republic of Botswana
- Brazil Federative Republic of Brazil
- Brunei State of Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria Republic of Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi Republic of Burundi
- Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia
- Cameroon Republic of Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde Republic of Cape Verde
- Central African Republic Central African Republic
- Chad Republic of Chad
- Chile Republic of Chile
- China
- China: People’s Republic Of Zhongguo Renmin Gongheguo
- China: Taiwan Republic of China
- Colombia Republic of Colombia
- Comoros Union of the Comoros
- Democratic Republic of The Congo
- Republic of The Congo
- Costa Rica Republic of Costa Rica
- Côte D’ivoire
- Croatia Republic of Croatia
- Cuba Republic of Cuba
- Cyprus Republic of Cyprus
- Cyprus: Turkish Sector Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark Kingdom of Denmark
- Djibouti Republic of Djibouti
- Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador Republic of Ecuador
- Egypt Arab Republic of Egypt
- El Salvador Republic of El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea State of Eritrea
- Estonia Republic of Estonia
- eswatini Kingdom of eSwatini
- Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Fiji Republic of the Fiji Islands
- Finland Republic of Finland
- France French Republic
- Gabon Gabonese Republic
- Gambia Republic of The Gambia
- Georgia Georgia
- Germany Federal Republic of Germany
- Ghana Republic of Ghana
- Greece Hellenic Republic
- Grenada State of Grenada
- Guatemala Republic of Guatemala
- Guinea Republic of Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana Cooperative Republic of Guyana
- Haiti Republic of Haiti
- Honduras Republic of Honduras
- Hungary Hungary
- Iceland Republic of Iceland
- India Republic of India
- Indonesia Republic of Indonesia
- Iran Islamic Republic of Iran
- Iraq Republic of Iraq
- Ireland Republic of Ireland
- Israel State of Israel
- Italy Italian Republic
- Jamaica
- Japan Japan
- Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Kazakhstan Republic of Kazakhstan
- Kenya Republic of Kenya
- Kiribati Republic of Kiribati
- Korea
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Republic of Korea
- Kosovo Republic of Kosovo
- Kuwait State of Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic
- Laos Lao People’s Democratic Republic
- Latvia Republic of Latvia
- Lebanon Republic of Lebanon
- Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho
- Liberia Republic of Liberia
- Libya Republic of Libya
- Liechtenstein Principality of Liechtenstein
- Lithuania Republic of Lithuania
- Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- Macedonia Republic of Macedonia
- Madagascar Republic of Madagascar
- Malawi Republic of Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives Republic of Maldives
- Mali Republic of Mali
- Malta Republic of Malta
- Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Mauritania Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- Mauritius Republic of Mauritius
- Mexico United Mexican States
- Federated States Of Micronesia
- Moldova Republic of Moldova
- Monaco Principality of Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro Republic of Montenegro
- Morocco Kingdom of Morocco
- Mozambique Republic of Mozambique
- Myanmar (Burma) Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Namibia Republic of Namibia
- Nauru Republic of Nauru
- Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Aruba
- Curaçao Country of Curaçao
- St. Maarten Country of Saint Maarten
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua Republic of Nicaragua
- Niger Republic of Niger
- Nigeria Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Norway Kingdom of Norway
- Oman Sultanat of Oman
- Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Palau Republic of Palau
- Panama Republic of Panama
- Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay Republic of Paraguay
- Peru Republic of Peru
- Philippines Republic of the Philippines
- Poland Polish Republic
- Portugal Portuguese Republic
- Qatar State of Qatar
- Romania
- Russia Russian Federation/Russia
- Rwanda Republic of Rwanda
- St. Kitts and Nevis Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the grenadines
- Samoa Independent State of Samoa
- San Marino Republic of San Marino
- São Tomé and PrÃncipe Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PrÃncipe
- Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Senegal Republic of Senegal
- Serbia Republic of Serbia
- Seychelles Republic of Seychelles
- Sierra Leone Republic of Sierra Leone
- Singapore Republic of Singapore
- Slovakia Slovak Republic
- Slovenia Republic of Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia Somali Republic
- Somaliland Republic of Somaliland
- South Africa Republic of South Africa
- South Sudan Republic of South Sudan
- Spain Kingdom of Spain
- Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- Sudan Republic of the Sudan
- Suriname Republic of Suriname
- Sweden Kingdom of Sweden
- Switzerland Swiss Confederation
- Syria Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan
- Tanzania United Republic of Tanzania
- Thailand Kingdom of Thailand
- Timor-Leste (East Timor) Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
- Togo Republic of Togo
- Tonga Kingdom of Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia Republic of Tunisia
- Turkey Republic of Turkey
- Turkmenistan Republic of Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu Constitutional Monarchy of Tuvalu
- Uganda Republic of Uganda
- Ukraine Ukrayina
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
- United States United States of America
- Uruguay Oriental Republic of Uruguay
- Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu Republic of Vanuatu
- Vatican City State
- Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
- Vietnam Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- Yemen Republic of Yemen
- Zambia Republic of Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization
- Intergovernmental Organizations
- African Union (AU)
- Arab League
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
- Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- The Commonwealth
- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- Council of Europe
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- European Union (EU)
- European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)
- Group of Eight
- Group of Twenty
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Non-Aligned Movement
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- Organization For Security And Cooperation In Europe (OSCE)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
- Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
- Regional Development Banks
- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
- South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations: Specialized Agencies
- United Nations: Related Organizations
- International Organization For Migration (IOM)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Appendixes