The annual register : a record of world events 1998 / edited by Alan J. Day ; assisted by Verena Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Day, Alan J.

Hoffman, Verena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

England--Periodicals.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (656 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Rockville, Maryland : Keesing's Worldwide, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This guide aims to cover all the major political, economic, cultural and social events of 1998. The book covers every country of the world, as well as international bodies such as the United Nations, and examines developments in science, religion, law, sports and the arts.

Contents:

THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1998.

THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1998

CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS OF NON-UN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PREFACE

EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES

THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1998.

I. OVERVIEWS OF THE YEAR

1. GLOBAL ISSUES AND REGIONAL REALITIES

2. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

EAST ASIA'S FALTERING ECONOMIES

II. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE

1. UNITED KINGDOM-SCOTLAND-WALES-NORTHERN IRELAND

i. UNITED KINGDOM

ii. SCOTLAND

iii. WALES

iv. NORTHERN IRELAND

2. GERMANY-FRANCE-ITALY-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-LUXEMBOURG-IRELAND

i. GERMANY

ii. FRANCE

iii. ITALY

iv. BELGIUM

v. THE NETHERLANDS

vi. LUXEMBOURG

vii. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

3. DENMARK-ICELAND-NORWAY-SWEDEN-FINLAND-AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND-EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

i. DENMARK

ii. ICELAND

iii. NORWAY

iv. SWEDEN

v. FINLAND

vi. AUSTRIA

vii. SWITZERLAND

viii. EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

4. SPAIN-GIBRALTAR-PORTUGAL-MALTA-GREECE-CYPRUS-TURKEY

i. SPAIN

ii. GIBRALTAR

iii. PORTUGAL

iv. MALTA

v. GREECE

vi. CYPRUS

vii. TURKEY

III. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

1. POLAND-BALTIC REPUBLICS-CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA

i. POLAND

ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA

iii. CZECH REPUBLIC

iv. SLOVAKIA

v. HUNGARY

vi. ROMANIA

vii. BULGARIA

2. ALBANIA-BOSNIA &amp

HERCEGOVINA-CROATIA-MACEDONIA- SLOVENIA-FEDERAL YUGOSLAVIA

i. ALBANIA

ii. BOSNIA &amp

HERCEGOVINA

iii. CROATIA

iv. MACEDONIA

v. SLOVENIA

vi. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA

THE TROUBLED PROVINCE OF KOSOVO

3. RUSSIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND THE CAUCASUS

i. RUSSIA

ii. BELARUS-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA

iii. ARMENIA-GEORGIA-AZERBAIJAN

IV. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

US MID-TERM ELECTION RESULTS

2. CANADA.

3. LATIN AMERICA

i. ARGENTINA

ii. BOLIVIA

iii. BRAZIL

iv. CHILE

v. COLOMBIA

vi. ECUADOR

vii. PARAGUAY

viii. PERU

ix. URUGUAY

x. VENEZUELA

xi. CUBA

xii. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI

xiii. CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA

xiv. MEXICO

4. THE CARIBBEAN

i. JAMAICA

ii. GUYANA

iii. TRINIDAD &amp

TOBAGO

iv. BARBADOS

v. BELIZE

vi. GRENADA

vii. THE BAHAMAS

viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS

ix. UK DEPENDENCIES

x. SURINAME

xi. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA

xii. US DEPENDENCIES

V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

1. ISRAEL

2. ARAB WORLD AND PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ

i. THE ARAB WORLD AND THE PALESTINIANS

ii. EGYPT

iii. JORDAN

iv. SYRIA

v. LEBANON

vi. IRAQ

3. SAUDI ARABIA-YEMEN-ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

i. SAUDI ARABIA

ii. YEMEN

iii. ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

4. SUDAN-LIBYA-TUNISIA-ALGERIA-MOROCCO-WESTERN SAHARA

i. SUDAN

ii. LIBYA

iii. TUNISIA

iv. ALGERIA

v. MOROCCO

vi. WESTERN SAHARA

VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA

1. HORN OF AFRICA-KENYA-TANZANIA-UGANDA

i. ETHIOPIA-ERITREA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI

THE DISPUTED ERITREAN-ETHIOPIAN BORDER

ii. KENYA

iii. TANZANIA

iv. UGANDA

2. GHANA-NIGERIA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA

i. GHANA

ii. NIGERIA

iii. SIERRA LEONE

iv. THE GAMBIA

v. LIBERIA

3. WEST AFRICAN FRANCOPHONE STATES-CENTRAL AFRICAN FRANC ZONE

i. SENEGAL-MAURITANIA-MALI-GUINEA-COTE D'IVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER

ii. CHAD-CAMEROON-GABON-CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-EQUATORIAL GUINEA

VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1. CONGO-KINSHASA-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SAO TOME &amp

PRINCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA

i. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (EX-ZAIRE)

ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA

iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE

iv. SÃO TOMÉ &amp.

PRÍNCIPE

v. MOZAMBIQUE

vi. ANGOLA

2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-BLNS STATES

i. ZAMBIA

ii. MALAWI

iii. ZIMBABWE

iv. BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-NAMIBIA-SWAZILAND

3. SOUTH AFRICA

VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN

1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN-CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS

i. IRAN

ii. AFGHANISTAN

iii. KAZAKHSTAN-TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN

2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-NEPAL-BHUTAN-SRI LANKA

i. INDIA

ii. PAKISTAN

iii. BANGLADESH

iv. NEPAL

v. BHUTAN

vi. SRI LANKA

3. INDIAN OCEAN STATES

i. MAURITIUS

ii. SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES

iii. MADAGASCAR

IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA

1. MYANMAR (BURMA)-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-BRUNEI-SINGAPORE-INDONESIA-PHILIPPINES-VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-LAOS

i. MYANMAR (BURMA)

ii. THAILAND

iii. MALAYSIA

iv. BRUNEI

v. SINGAPORE

vi. INDONESIA

vii. PHILIPPINES

viii. VIETNAM

ix. CAMBODIA

x. LAOS

2. CHINA-HONG KONG-TAIWAN-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTH KOREA-MONGOLIA

i. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

ii. HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

iii. TAIWAN

iv. JAPAN

v. SOUTH KOREA

vi. NORTH KOREA

vii. MONGOLIA

X. AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC

i. AUSTRALIA

ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2. NEW ZEALAND-PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

i. NEW ZEALAND

ii. PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES

UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING MISSIONS

UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING MISSIONS CONTINUED

2. DEFENCE AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS

i. DEFENCE ORGANIZATIONS

ii. ECONOMIC ORGANIZATIONS

3. OTHER WORLD ORGANIZATIONS

i. THE COMMONWEALTH

ii. FRANCOPHONE AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES

iii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

iv. ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC).

4. EUROPEAN UNION

5. EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

i. COUNCIL OF EUROPE

ii. ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)

iii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)

iv. NORDIC, BALTIC AND ARCTIC ORGANIZATIONS

v. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

6. ARAB, AFRICAN, ASIA-PACIFIC AND AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS

i. ARAB ORGANIZATIONS

ii. AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES

iii. ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

iv. AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS

XII. RELIGION

XIII. THE SCIENCES

1. SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3. THE ENVIRONMENT

XIV. THE LAW

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EC LAW

i. INTERNATIONAL LAW

ii. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

2. LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

3. UNITED STATES LAW

XV. THE ARTS

1. OPERA-MUSIC-BALLET &amp

DANCE-THEATRE-CINEMA-TELEVISION &amp

RADIO

i. OPERA

ii. MUSIC

iii. BALLET &amp

DANCE

iv. THEATRE

v. CINEMA

vi. TELEVISION &amp

2. VISUAL ARTS-ARCHITECTURE

i. VISUAL ARTS

ii. ARCHITECTURE

3. LITERATURE

XVI. SPORT

XVII. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE

1. NORTHERN IRELAND: GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT

2. STATUTE OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

3. SCOTLAND AND WALES: DEVOLUTION ACTS

4. THE STARR REPORT

5. UNITED KINGDOM LABOUR CABINET

6. UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION

7. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: POPULATION AND GDP

8. MAASTRICHT CONVERGENCE CRITERIA PERFORMANCE

XVIII. OBITUARY

XIX. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1998

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

INDEX.

Notes:

"First edited in 1758 by Edmund Burke"--T.p verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 7, 2014).

OCLC:

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