05382oam 2200553 450 991081699700332120190911103515.01-4833-7156-51-4833-7155-71-4833-7159-X1-4833-7158-1(OCoLC)918558205(MiFhGG)GVRL1NFF(EXLCZ)99371000000041717720150921h20152015 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrPolitical handbook of the world 2015 /edited by Tom LansfordLos Angeles :SAGE :CQ Press,[2015]�20151 online resource (xii, 1869 pages) illustrations, mapsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.Print version : 9781483371573 Includes bibliographical references.POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD 2015-FRONT COVER; POLITICAL HANDBOOK OF THE WORLD 2015; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ABBREVIATIONS ; 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 CHINATAIWANCOLOMBIA; COMOROS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; COSTA RICA; CÔTE D'IVOIRE; CROATIA; CUBA; 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 KOREAREPUBLIC OF KOREAKOSOVO; 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; MOZAMBIQUE; MYANMAR (BURMA); NAMIBIA; NAURU; NEPAL; NETHERLANDS; ARUBA; CURAÇAO; ST. MAARTEN ; NEW ZEALAND; NICARAGUA; NIGER; NIGERIA; NORWAY; OMAN; PAKISTAN; PALAU; PANAMA; PANAMA CANAL ZONE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARAGUAY; PERU; PHILIPPINES; POLAND; PORTUGAL; QATAR; ROMANIARUSSIARWANDA; ST. KITTS AND NEVIS ; ST. LUCIA; ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES; SAMOA; SAN MARINO ; SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE ; SAUDI ARABIA; SENEGAL; SERBIA; SEYCHELLES; SIERRA LEONE; SINGAPORE; SLOVAKIA; SLOVENIA; SOLOMON ISLANDS; SOMALIA; SOMALILAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH SUDAN; 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; URUGUAYUZBEKISTANVANUATU; VATICAN CITY STATE; VENEZUELA; VIETNAM; YEMEN; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE; PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY/PALESTINELIBERATION 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); EUROPEAN UNION (EU)GROUP OF EIGHTThe 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 2015 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. And this annual update includes coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of this year.World politics2005-2015World politics21st centuryWorld politicsHandbooks, manuals, etcWorld politicsWorld politicsWorld politics320.3Lansford TomMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910816997003321Political handbook of the world 20154119860UNINA