The annual register : a record of world events 2003 / edited by D. S. Lewis ; deputy editor Wendy Slater ; assisted by Laura Clifton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, D. S.

Slater, Wendy.

Clifton, Laura.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--21st century--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

England--Periodicals.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bethesda, Maryland : Keesing's Worldwide, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

THE ANNUAL REGISTER Vol. 245

THE ANNUAL REGISTER ADVISORY BOARD

THE ANNUAL REGISTER

CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS OF NON-UN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

PREFACE

EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES

THE ANNUAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 2003

I OVERVIEWS OF THE YEAR

1. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

1.2. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

II WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE

1. UNITED KINGDOM-SCOTLAND-WALES-NORTHERN IRELAND

i. UNITED KINGDOM

ii. SCOTLAND

iii. WALES

iv. NORTHERN IRELAND

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

i. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

ii. GERMANY

iii. FRANCE

iv. ITALY

v. BELGIUM

vi. THE NETHERLANDS

vii. LUXEMBOURG

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-GIBRAL TAR-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 STATES-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

HERZEGOVINA-CROATIA-MACEDONIA-SLOVENIA-SERBIA &amp

MONTENEGRO

i. ALBANIA

ii. BOSNIA &amp

HERZEGOVINA

iii. CROATIA

iv. MACEDONIA

v. SLOVENIA

vi. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

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

2. CANADA

3. MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA

i. MEXICO

ii. GUATEMALA

iii. EL SALVADOR

iv. HONDURAS.

v. NICARAGUA

vi. COSTA RICA

vii. PANAMA

4. THE CARIBBEAN

i. CUBA

ii. JAMAICA

iii. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI

iv. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS

v. BARBADOS

vi. GRENADA

vii. TRINIDAD &amp

TOBAGO

viii. THE BAHAMAS

ix. GUYANA, BELIZE AND SURINAME

x. UK DEPENDENCIES

xi. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA

xii. US DEPENDENCIES

5. SOUTH AMERICA

i. BRAZIL

ii. ARGENTINA

iii. PARAGUAY

iv URUGUAY

v. CHILE

vi. PERU

vii. BOLIVIA

viii. ECUADOR

ix. COLOMBIA

x. VENEZUELA

V MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

1. ISRAEL

2. PALESTINE AND THE ARAB WORLD-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ

i. PALESTINE AND THE ARAB WORLD

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

ii. KENYA

iii. TANZANIA

iv. UGANDA

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

i. GHANA

ii. NIGERIA

iii. SIERRA LEONE

v. LIBERIA

3. WEST AFRICAN FRANCOPHONE STATES-CENTRAL AFRICAN FRANC ZONE STATES

i. SENEGAL-MAURITANIA-MALI-GUINEA-COTE DWOIRE- BURKINA FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER

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

VII CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU, CAPE VERDE AND SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA

i. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA

iii. GUINEA-BISSAU-CAPE VERDE-SAO TOME &amp

PRINCIPE

iv MOZAMBIQUE

v. ANGOLA

2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-BLNS STATES

i. ZAMBIA.

ii. MALAWI

iii. ZIMBABWE

iv BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-NAMBIA-SWAZILAND

3. SOUTH AFRICA

VIII SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN

1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN-CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

i. IRAN

ii. AFGHANISTAN

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

i. BURMA (MYANMAR)

ii. THAILAND

iii. MALAYSIA

iv. BRUNEI

v. SINGAPORE

vi. INDONESIA

vii. EAST TIMOR

viii. PHILIPPINES

ix. VIETNAM

x. CAMBODIA

xi. 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

1. AUSTRALIA-PAPUA NEW GUINEA

i. AUSTRALIA

ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2. NEW ZEALAND-PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

i. NEW ZEALAND

ii. PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES

UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS

UNITED NATIONS POLITICAL AND PEACE-BUILDING MISSIONS 2003

2. DEFENCE AND ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS

i. DEFENCE ORGANISATIONS

ii. ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS

3. OTHER WORLD ORGANISATIONS

i. THE COMMONWEALTH

ii. FRANCOPHONE AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES

iii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

iv. ORGANISATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC)

4. EUROPEAN UNION

5. EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS

i. THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE.

ii. ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)

iii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)

iv. NORDIC, BALTIC, AND ARCTIC ORGANISATIONS

v. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS

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

i. ARAB ORGANISATIONS

ii. AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS

iii. ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANISATIONS

iv. AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN ORGANISATIONS

XII RELIGION

XIII THE SCIENCES

1. SCIENTIFIC, INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH

2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3. THE ENVIRONMENT

XIV THE LAW

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EU LAW

i. INTERNATIONAL LAW

ii. EUROPEAN UNION LAW

2. LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

3. LAW IN THE USA

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

XV.l.vi. TELEVISION AND RADIO

2. VISUAL ARTS-ARCHITECTURE

i. VISUAL ARTS

ii. ARCHITECTURE

3. LITERATURE

XVI SPORT

XVII DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE

1. POWELL'S SPEECH TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL

2. US PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH VICTORY SPEECH

3. UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1483

4. ROADMAP FOR PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI AND ARAB PEACE

PHASE I

PHASE II

PHASE III

5. UNITED KINGDOM LABOUR GOVERNMENT

6. UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION

7. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS: POPULATION, GDP AND GROWTH

XVIII OBITUARY

XIX CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 2003

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 8, 2014).

First edited in 1758 by Edmund Burke.

Includes index.

OCLC:

927473295