The Statesman's Yearbook 2019 The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
Title:
The Statesman's Yearbook 2019 The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
ISBN:
9781349953219
Edition:
1st ed. 2019.
Publication Information New:
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Physical Description:
eReference. online resource.
Series:
The Statesman's Yearbook,
Contents:
Time Zones -- Map -- Flags of the World/Map of the World (Colour Pull-out Section) -- Key World Facts -- Chronology of World Events -- PART I International Organizations -- PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z -- Key Historical Events -- Territory and Population -- Social Statistics -- Climate -- Constitution and Government -- Government Chronology -- Recent Elections -- Current Government -- Current Leaders -- Defence -- Economy -- Energy and Natural Resources -- Environment -- Industry -- International Trade -- Communications -- Social Institutions -- Culture -- Diplomatic Representatives -- Further Reading -- Sources -- Abbreviations -- Place and International Organizations Index -- Index of Current leaders. .
Abstract:
THE STATESMAN'S YEARBOOK 2019 This classic reference work presents a political, economic and social account of every country of the world together with facts and analysis. The 2019 edition includes: · Revised and updated biographical profiles of all current leaders · Extensive updates to national economic overviews · Expanded and updated historical introductions · Week-by-week chronology of key political events from April 2017 to March 2018 · Comprehensive coverage of major international organizations · 2017 in 1,000 words-a summary of the key events that dominated world news during the year · Population projections for every country in 2020 · SPECIAL FEATURE: The Russian Challenge to the European Security Environment by Roger Kanet · NEW: World rankings of social and political stability DID YOU KNOW? · Finland was ranked as the country least vulnerable to conflict or collapse according to the 2017 Fragile States Index · Europe's first university was founded in 1088 at Bologna in Italy · Lebanon has the largest concentration of refugees of any host country, with 169 refugees per 1,000 inhabitants at the end of 2016 · Uzbekistan has used three different alphabets in the past 100 years-the Arabic script prior to 1929, the Roman alphabet from 1929-40, Cyrillic from 1940-94 and the Roman alphabet again since 1994 · Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's president from 1999-2013, had previously led a failed coup attempt in 1992.
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Language:
English