Political Handbook of the World 2024-2025

Tom Lansford

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Year: 2025
• Print ISBN: 9781071931844
• eBook ISBN: 9781071931868
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politik & Internationale Beziehungen
• Subtopic: Geschichte & Theorie der Politik

The Political Handbook of the World 2024–2025 is the most authoritative and comprehensive reference guide available for understanding the political landscape of every nation and territory across the globe. This updated edition features more than 200 entries, offering detailed coverage of governmental structures, political parties, and current leadership. Known for its unmatched depth, the volume provides in-depth analysis of both major and minor political parties and movements, and delivers timely insights into recent controversies, political crises, and key events from the past two years. This edition also includes up-to-date listings of ambassadors, international organization memberships, and expanded profiles of over 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. Trusted by researchers, analysts, journalists, and students, this resource continues to deliver essential, reliable political data and analysis.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Publisher Note
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations
• Preface
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Governments
• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Angola
• Antarctica
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Australia
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• China: People’s Republic Of
• China: Taiwan
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Republic of The Congo
• Costa Rica
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Cyprus: Turkish Sector
• Czech Republic (Czechia)
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Ghana
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Korea
• Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
• Republic of Korea
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Netherlands: Aruba
• Netherlands: Curaçao
• Netherlands: St. Maarten
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Macedonia
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestinian Authority–Palestine Liberation Organization
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Romania
• Russia
• Rwanda
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• Somaliland
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste (East Timor)
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United Kingdom
• United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
• United States
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City State
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
• 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)
• Organisation For Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• Organisation 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
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Appendix A Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945–2024
• Appendix B Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the United Nations: 1946–2024
• Appendix C Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and Related Agencies
• Appendix D Serials List