Political handbook of the world 2010 / Arthur S. Banks, Thomas C. Muller, William R. Overstreet, Judith F. Isacoff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Banks, Arthur S., editor.

Müller, Thomas Christian, editor.

Overstreet, William R., editor.

Isacoff, Judith F., editor.

Series:

Political handbook of the world, 0193-175X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political science.

Political parties--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political parties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1942 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : CQ Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More coverage, more 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 2010 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: The Japanese "earthquake" elections, in which the opposition Democratic Party of Japan defeated the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party The reelection of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the street protests that followed in Tehran The assassination of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieria and subsequent election of Malam Bacai Sanha The election of Johanna Sigurdardottir, Iceland's first female Prime Minister The standoff between ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya and de facto leader, Roberto Micheletti The German election of Angela Merkel as chancellor and formation of a new centerright government after the defeat of the Social Democratic Party 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; Contested Territory; Armenia; Australia; Related Territories; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei; Bulgari a; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; People's Republic of China; Taiwan; Colombia; Comoro Islands

Democratic Republic of The CongoRepublic of the Congo; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Turkish Sector; Czech Republic; Denmark; Related Territories; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Fiji; Finland; France; Related Territories; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Greece; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Annexed Territory; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kiribati; Korea

Democratic People's Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea; Kosovo; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Marshall Islands; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Disputed Territory; Mozambique; Myanmar (Burma); Namibia; Nauru; Nepal; Netherlands; Aruba; Netherlands Antilles; New Zealand; Related Territories; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Related Territories; Oman; Pakistan

Related TerritoriesPalau; Panama; Panama Canal Zone; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Related Territories; 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; Spain; Related Territories; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste (East Timor); Togo; Tonga

Trinidad and TobagoTunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; Related Territories; Northern Ireland; United States; Related Territories; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Vatican City State; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization; INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONATIONS; African Union (AU); Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL); Andean Community of Nations (CAN); Arab League; Arab Maghreb Union (AMU); Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)

Arctic Council

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-60871-032-7

1-78034-893-2

1-60871-262-1

9781608710324

OCLC:

630543397