Political handbook of the world : 2018-2019 / edited by Tom Lansford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lansford, Tom, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political science.

Political parties--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Political parties.

Newspapers--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Newspapers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 volumes (xiii, 2033 pages)) : maps

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE, [2019]

Summary:

The Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2018-2019 edition will continue to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup. Compiling in one place more than 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 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. This comprehensive update will include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years, including: . Elections across Europe . Referendum in Ireland . Rohingya genocide in Myanmar . The Venezuelan dictatorship . The renaming of Swaziland to eSwatini . Qatar diplomacy changes . Historic meeting between the United States and North Korea . Establishment of a new governing coalition in Liberia.

Contents:

v. 1. Governments: Afghanistan. Albania. Algeria. Andorra. Angola. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Argentina. Argentina : contested territory. Armenia. Australia. Australia : related territories. 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. China: People's Republic of China. China : Taiwan. Colombia. Comoros. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Republic of the Congo. Costa Rica. C�ote d'Ivoire. Croatia. Cuba. Cyprus. Cyprus : Turkish Sector. Czech Republic. Denmark. Denmark : related territories. Djibouti. Dominica. Dominican Republic. Ecuador. Egypt. El Salvador. Equatorial Guinea. Eritrea. Estonia. eSwatini. Ethiopia. Fiji. Finland. Finland : related territory. France. France : related territories. Gabon. Gambia. Georgia. Germany. Ghana. Greece. Grenada. Guatemala. Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Guyana. Haiti. Honduras. Hungary. Iceland. India. Indonesia. Indonesia : annexed territory. Iran. Iraq. Ireland. Israel. Italy. Jamaica. Japan. Jordan. Kazakhstan. Kenya. Kiribati. Korea. Korea : Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Korea : Republic of Korea. Kosovo. Kuwait. Kyrgyzstan. Laos. Latvia. Lebanon. Lesotho. Liberia. Libya. Liechtenstein. Lithuania. Luxembourg

v. 2. Governments: Macedonia. Madagascar. Malawi. Malaysia. Maldives. Mali. Malta. Marshall Islands. Mauritania. Mauritius. Mexico. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova. Monaco. Mongolia. Montenegro. Morocco. Morocco : disputed territory. Mozambique. Myanmar (Burma). Namibia. Nauru. Nepal. Netherlands. Netherlands : Aruba. Netherlands : Cura�cao. Netherlands : St. Maarten. New Zealand. New Zealand : related territories. Nicaragua. Niger. Nigeria. Norway. Norway : related territories. Oman. Pakistan. Pakistan : related territories. Palau. Panama. Panama : Panama Canal Zone. Papua New Guinea. Paraguay. Peru. Philippines. Poland. Portugal. Portugal : related territories. Qatar. Romania. Russia. Rwanda. St. Kitts and Nevis. St. Lucia. St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Samoa. San Marino. S�ao Tom�e and Pr�incipe. Saudi Arabia. Senegal. Serbia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Singapore. Slovakia. Slovenia. Solomon Islands. Somalia. Somaliland. South Africa. South Sudan. Spain. Spain : related territories. Sri Lanka. Sudan. Suriname. 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 : related territories. United Kingdom : Northern Ireland. United States. United States : related territories. Uruguay. Uzbekistan. Vanuatu. Vatican City State. Venezuela. Vietnam. Yemen. Zambia. Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe : Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization

v. 2. 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). European Union (EU). European Union (EU) : European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). Group of Eight. Group of Twenty. International Criminal Court (ICC). International Energy Agency (IEA). Non-aligned Movement. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Organization of American States (OAS). Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). Regional Development Banks: African Development Bank (AfDB/BAD) ; Asian Development Bank (ADB) ; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD/BERD) ; European Investment Bank (EIB) ; Inter-American Development Bank (IADB/BID). Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). Southern African Development Community (SADC). Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur/Mercosul). United Nations (UN): General Assembly ; General Assembly : Special Bodies ; United Nations Children's Fund ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ; United Nations Development Program ; United Nations Environment Program ; United Nations Institute for Training and Research ; United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Refugees ; United Nations Population Fund ; United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East ; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development ; United Nations University ; Security Council ; Security Council : Peacekeeping Forces and Missions ; United Nations/African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) ; United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) ; United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) ; United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) ; United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ; United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) ; United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) ; United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) ; United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) ; United Nations Operation in C�ote D'Ivoire (ONUCI) ; United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) ; United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) ; United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) ; United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) ; United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) ; United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) ; Security Council : International Criminal Tribunals ; International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) ; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) ; Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) ; Economic and Social Council : Functional Commissions ; Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ; Commission on Narcotic Drugs ; Commission on Population and Development ; Commission on Science and Technology for Development ; Commission for Social Development ; Commission on the Status of Women ; Statistical Commission ; Economic and Social Council : Regional Commissions ; Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ; Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) ; Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) ; Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) ; Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) ; Trusteeship Council ; International Court of Justice (ICJ) ; Secretariat. United Nations : specialized agencies: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ; International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ; International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ; International Labour Organization (ILO) ; International Maritime Organization (IMO) ; International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ; United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ; World Bank ; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) ; International Development Association (IDA) ; International Finance Corporation (IFC) ; World Health Organization (WHO) ; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). United Nations : related organizations: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ; International Organization for Migration (IOM) ; World Trade Organization (WTO).

Notes:

"ISSN: 0193-175X."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787859074

178785907X

9781544363271

1544363273

9781544327136

1544327137

9781544327105

1544327102

9781544327112

1544327110

OCLC:

1113918726