Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
Herausgeber: Lansford, Tom
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Published since 1928, the Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies and political parties than any other reference guide. The updated 2016-2017 Edition continues this legacy as the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup. Political science and international relations scholars have revised this edition, and made understanding complex foreign affairs andpolitical situations easy and accessible. With more…mehr
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Published since 1928, the Political Handbook of the World provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies and political parties than any other reference guide. The updated 2016-2017 Edition continues this legacy as the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country's governmental and political makeup. Political science and international relations scholars have revised this edition, and made understanding complex foreign affairs andpolitical situations easy and accessible. With more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, housed in one place, these volumes are renowned for their extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. They also provide names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and United Nations agencies. This comprehensive update will include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years, including: * The closely-watched U.S. presidential election * The effect of the Brexit referendum and installment of a new British prime minister * The extensive investigation and subsequent impeachment of Brazil's president * The far-reaching impact of the "Panama Papers" scandal * Changes in U.S.-Cuba diplomatic relations and the reopening of their embassies * The unconstitutional declaration of Gambia as an Islamic State * Sentiments about the migrant and refugee crisis across Europe and the influence on policy Also, the new "For Further Reference" feature included for every country entry directs readers to additional resources to continue their research.
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Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- 2016 edition
- Seitenzahl: 1976
- Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 315mm x 246mm x 178mm
- Gewicht: 6532g
- ISBN-13: 9781506327181
- ISBN-10: 1506327184
- Artikelnr.: 48810263
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
- Verlag: Sage Publications
- 2016 edition
- Seitenzahl: 1976
- Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2017
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 315mm x 246mm x 178mm
- Gewicht: 6532g
- ISBN-13: 9781506327181
- ISBN-10: 1506327184
- Artikelnr.: 48810263
- Herstellerkennzeichnung
- Libri GmbH
- Europaallee 1
- 36244 Bad Hersfeld
- 06621 890
Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations
Preface
About the Editors and Contributors
G O V E R N M E N T S
Volume 1
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
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
Taiwan
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic 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
Related Territory
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 Korea
Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Volume 2
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
Curaçao
St. Maarten
New Zealand
Related Territories
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Related Territories
Oman
Pakistan
Related Territories
Palau
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
South Sudan
Spain
Related Territories
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
Related Territories
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
United States
Related Territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization
I N T E R G O V E R N M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
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 Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Group of Eight
Group of Twenty
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the
Central African Republic
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 of the United Nations (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)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
A P P E N D I X E S
Appendix A: Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945-2016
Appendix B: Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the
United Nations: 1946-2016
Appendix C: Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and
Related Agencies
Appendix D: Serials List
Preface
About the Editors and Contributors
G O V E R N M E N T S
Volume 1
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
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
Taiwan
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic 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
Related Territory
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 Korea
Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Volume 2
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
Curaçao
St. Maarten
New Zealand
Related Territories
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Related Territories
Oman
Pakistan
Related Territories
Palau
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
South Sudan
Spain
Related Territories
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
Related Territories
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
United States
Related Territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization
I N T E R G O V E R N M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
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 Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Group of Eight
Group of Twenty
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the
Central African Republic
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 of the United Nations (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)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
A P P E N D I X E S
Appendix A: Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945-2016
Appendix B: Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the
United Nations: 1946-2016
Appendix C: Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and
Related Agencies
Appendix D: Serials List
Intergovernmental Organization Abbreviations
Preface
About the Editors and Contributors
G O V E R N M E N T S
Volume 1
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
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
Taiwan
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic 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
Related Territory
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 Korea
Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Volume 2
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
Curaçao
St. Maarten
New Zealand
Related Territories
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Related Territories
Oman
Pakistan
Related Territories
Palau
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
South Sudan
Spain
Related Territories
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
Related Territories
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
United States
Related Territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization
I N T E R G O V E R N M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
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 Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Group of Eight
Group of Twenty
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the
Central African Republic
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 of the United Nations (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)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
A P P E N D I X E S
Appendix A: Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945-2016
Appendix B: Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the
United Nations: 1946-2016
Appendix C: Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and
Related Agencies
Appendix D: Serials List
Preface
About the Editors and Contributors
G O V E R N M E N T S
Volume 1
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
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
Taiwan
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic 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
Related Territory
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 Korea
Republic of Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Volume 2
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
Curaçao
St. Maarten
New Zealand
Related Territories
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Related Territories
Oman
Pakistan
Related Territories
Palau
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
South Sudan
Spain
Related Territories
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
Related Territories
United Kingdom: Northern Ireland
United States
Related Territories
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City State
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Palestinian Authority/Palestine Liberation Organization
I N T E R G O V E R N M E N T A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
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 Atomic Energy Community (Euratom)
Group of Eight
Group of Twenty
International Criminal Court (ICC)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS)
United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the
Central African Republic
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 of the United Nations (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)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
A P P E N D I X E S
Appendix A: Chronology of Major International Political Events: 1945-2016
Appendix B: Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the
United Nations: 1946-2016
Appendix C: Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized and
Related Agencies
Appendix D: Serials List