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The annual register : world events 2005 / edited by D. S. Lewis ; deputy editor, Wendy Slater.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Annual Register ; Volume 247
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History--Periodicals.
- History.
- World history--Periodicals.
- World history.
- History, Modern--21st century--Periodicals.
- History, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (626 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bethesda, Maryland ; Oxford, England : Cambridge Information Group, 2006.
- Summary:
- Providing fresh perspectives on some of the key global stories of 2005, this annual charts the major political events of the year, as well as looking at important developments in science and the international economy.
- Contents:
- THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 2005.
- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : WORLD EVENTS 2005
- CONTENTS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- ABBREVIATIONS OF NON-UN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- PREFACE
- EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES
- THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 2005.
- I. THE YEAR IN REVIEW
- II. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE
- UNITED KINGDOM
- SCOTLAND
- WALES
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
- GERMANY
- FRANCE
- ITALY
- BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, AND LUXEMBOURG
- NORDIC COUNTRIES
- AUSTRIA
- SWITZERLAND
- EUROPEAN MINI-STATES
- SPAIN
- GIBRALTAR
- PORTUGAL
- MALTA
- GREECE
- CYPRUS
- TURKEY
- III. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
- POLAND
- ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- SLOVAKIA
- HUNGARY
- ROMANIA
- BULGARIA
- ALBANIA
- BOSNIA &
- HERZEGOVINA
- CROATIA
- MACEDONIA
- SLOVENIA
- SERBIA &
- MONTENEGRO
- RUSSIA
- BELARUS-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA
- ARMENIA-GEORGIA-AZERBAIJAN
- IV. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- CANADA
- MEXICO
- CENTRAL AMERICA
- CUBA, JAMAICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI
- WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS
- BARBADOS, TRINIDAD &
- TOBAGO, THE BAHAMAS
- GUYANA, BELIZE, AND SURINAME
- UK OVERSEAS TERRITORIES
- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
- US DEPENDENCIES
- BRAZIL
- ARGENTINA
- PARAGUAY-URUGUAY-CHILE-PERU-BOLIVIA-ECUADOR-COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA
- V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
- ISRAEL
- PALESTINE
- EGYPT
- JORDAN
- SYRIA
- LEBANON
- IRAQ
- IRAQ : GOVERNORATES AND ETHNIC DIVISIONS
- SAUDI ARABIA
- YEMEN
- ARAB STATES OF THE GULF
- SUDAN
- SUDAN : NORTH, SOUTH AND DARFUR
- LIBYA
- TUNISIA
- ALGERIA
- MOROCCO
- WESTERN SAHARA
- VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA
- ETHIOPIA-ERITREA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI
- KENYA
- TANZANIA
- UGANDA
- NIGERIA
- GHANA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA
- WEST AFRICAN FRANCOPHONE STATES-CENTRAL AFRICAN FRANC ZONE.
- SENEGAL-MAURITANIA-MALI-GUINEA-CÔTE D'IVOIRE- BURKIN A FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER
- CAMEROON-CHAD-GABON-CONGO-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-EQUATORIAL GUINEA
- GUINEA-BISSAU-CAPE VERDE-SÃO TOMÉ &
- PRÍ NCIPE
- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
- BURUNDI AND RWANDA
- MOZAMBIQUE
- ANGOLA
- ZAMBIA
- MALAWI
- ZIMBABWE
- BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-NAMIBIA-SWAZILAND
- SOUTH AFRICA
- VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN
- IRAN
- AFGHANISTAN
- KAZAKHSTAN-TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN- KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN
- INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-SRI LANKA-NEPAL-BHUTAN
- INDIAN OCEAN STATES
- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA
- BURMA (MYANMAR)-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-BRUNEI-SINGAPORE-VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-LAOS
- ASIAN TSUNAMI OF DECEMBER 2004 : EXTENT AND DEATH TOLL
- INDONESIA-EAST TIMOR-PHILIPPINES
- PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA-HONG KONG-TAIWAN
- JAPAN
- SOUTH AND NORTH KOREA
- MONGOLIA
- X. AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC
- AUSTRALIA
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- NEW ZEALAND
- PACIFIC ISLAND STATES
- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES
- DEFENCE ORGANISATIONS
- ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS
- THE COMMONWEALTH
- FRANCOPHONE AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES
- NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- ORGANISATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC)
- EUROPEAN UNION
- THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE
- ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE(OSCE)
- EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT(EBRD)
- OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS
- ARAB ORGANISATIONS
- AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS AND CONFERENCES
- ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANISATIONS
- AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORGANISATIONS
- XII. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY IN 2005
- XIII. THE SCIENCES
- SCIENTIFIC, INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- THE ENVIRONMENT
- XIV. THE LAW
- INTERNATIONAL LAW
- EUROPEAN UNION LAW
- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
- LAW IN THE USA.
- XV. RELIGION
- XVI. THE ARTS
- OPERA
- MUSIC
- BALLET AND DANCE
- THEATRE
- CINEMA
- TELEVISION AND RADIO
- VISUAL ARTS
- ARCHITECTURE
- LITERATURE
- XVII. SPORT
- XVIII. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE
- MEETING THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE : RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE TASKFORCE
- UN DARFUR REPORT : SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- UN INVESTIGATION COMMISSION ON KILLING OF HARIRI : SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE INTO THE UN OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAMME
- TEXT OF THE DRAFT IRAQI CONSTITUTION
- UNITED KINGDOM LABOUR GOVERNMENT
- UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION
- INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS : POPULATION, GDP AND GROWTH
- XIX. OBITUARY
- XX. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 2005
- JANUARY
- FEBRUARY
- MARCH
- APRIL
- MAY
- JUNE
- JULY
- AUGUST
- SEPTEMBER
- OCTOBER
- NOVEMBER
- DECEMBER
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "First edition in 1758 by Edmund Burke."
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 07, 2014).
- OCLC:
- 927473084
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