Political handbook of the world 2011 / edited by Thomas C. Muller, William R. Overstreet, Judith F. Isacoff, Tom Lansford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Muller, Thomas C., editor.

Overstreet, William R., editor.

Isacoff, Judith F., editor.

Lansford, Tom, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies.

World politics--1989-.

World politics.

Political science--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political science.

Political parties--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 1832 pages) : maps.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most coverage with the most depth - at a price you can't beat! No other resource matches the timely, thorough, and accurate political information provided by CQ Press's best-selling Political Handbook of the World. With more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide, Political Handbook of the World 2011 is the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup. Featuring 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 120 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. This comprehensive, one-volume source for political information has been updated to include coverage of: Key Features . Presents the annual activity for more than 70 intergovernmental organizations . Captures recent changes in national political regimes . Profiles the current issues and controversies for all the nations of the world.

Contents:

Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 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; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; CHINA: TAIWAN; COLOMBIA; COMORO ISLANDS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

COSTA RICACÔTE D'IVOIRE; CROATIA; CUBA; CYPRUS; CYPRUS: TURKISH SECTOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; DJIBOUTI; DOMINICA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EGYPT; EL SALVADOR; EQUATORIAL GUINEA; ERITREA; ESTONIA; 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

LESOTHOLIBERIA; LIBYA; LIECHTENSTEIN; LITHUANIA; LUXEMBOURG; MACEDONIA; 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; ARUBA; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; CURAÇAO; ST. MAARTEN; NEW ZEALAND; NICARAGUA; NIGER; NIGERIA; NORWAY; OMAN; PAKISTAN; PALAU; PANAMA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARAGUAY; PERU; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; PORTUGAL; QATAR; ROMANIA; RUSSIA; RWANDA; ST. KITTS AND NEVIS; ST. LUCIA

ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESSAMOA; SAN MARINO; SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE; SAUDI ARABIA; SENEGAL; SERBIA; SEYCHELLES; SIERRA LEONE; SINGAPORE; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOLOMON ISLANDS; SOMALIA; SOMALILAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SPAIN; SRI LANKA; SUDAN; SURINAME; SWAZILAND; 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

ZAMBIAZIMBABWE; 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); THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU); GROUP OF SEVEN/GROUP OF EIGHT; GROUP OF TWENTY

GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC)

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ISBN:

9781608717576

1608717577

9781608717675

1608717674

OCLC:

727068852