Nations of the world
Subtitle: a political, economic & business handbook
Edition: Eleventh edition.
Publisher: Grey House Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Amenia, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1997
ISBN-13: 9781592377602
Subjects: Economic history; Handbooks, manuals; Commerce; World politics; International business enterprises
Description: This edition offers tremendous insight into the living conditions, social standings and economic climates of 229 nations, from those in the news to those that seldom make headlines. New Countries include South Sudan and Sint Maarten. Since the last edition, there have been 32 head of state elections, resulting in 17 new leaders, and 41 general elections, resulting in 10 changes in government. Every country profile has been reviewed and updated. Contributors worldwide have written thoughtful, comprehensive country essays. Nations of the World is a reliable, careful compilation of essential information that is presented in a useful, organized format. This reference is critical for anyone doing business or traveling overseas.
Table of contents: title: Country Profiles:Afganistan; title: Albania; title: Algeria; title: American Samoa; title: Andorra; title: Angola; title: Anguilla; title: Antigua and Barbuda; title: Argentina; title: Armenia; title: Aruba; title: Ascension Island; title: Australia; title: Austria; title: Azerbaijan; title: Bahamas; title: Bahrain; title: Bangladesh; title: Barbados; title: Barbuda; title: Belarus; title: Belgium; title: Belize; title: Benin; title: Bermuda; title: Bhutan; title: Bolivia; title: Bosnia and Hercegovina; title: Botswana; title: Brazil; title: British Virgin Islands; title: Brunei; title: Bulgaria; title: Burkina Faso; title: Burma; title: Burundi; title: Caicos Islands; title: Cambodia; title: Cameroon; title: Canada; title: Cape Verde; title: Cayman Islands; title: Central African Republic; title: Chad; title: Chile; title: China; title: Columbia; title: Comoros; title: Congo; title: Congo, Domocratic Republic of; title: Cook Islands; title: Costa Rica; title: Cote d'Ivoire; title: Croatia; title: Cuba; title: Curacao; title: Cyprus; title: Czech Republic; title: Denmark; title: Djibouti; title: Dominica; title: Dominican Republic; title: Easter Island; title: Ecuador; title: East Timor; title: Egypt; title: El Salvado; title: Equatorial Guinea; title: Eritrea; title: Estonia; title: Ethiopia; title: Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas; title: Faroe Islands; title: Fiji; title: Finland; title: France; title: French Guiana; title: French Polynesia; title: Futuna; title: The Gambia; title: Georgia; title: Germany; title: Ghana; title: Gibraltar; title: Greece; title: Greenland; title: Grenada; title: Grendadines; title: Guadeloupe; title: Guam; title: Guatemala; title: Guinea; title: Guinea-Bissau; title: Guyana; title: Haiti; title: Hercegovina; title: The Holy See; title: Honduras; title: Hong Kong; title: Hungary; title: Iceland; title: India; title: Indonesia; title: Iran; title: Iraq; title: Ireland; title: Islas Malvinas; title: Israel; title: Italy; title: Ivory Coast; title: Jamaica; title: Japan; title: Jordan; title: Kazakhstan; title: Kenya; title: Kiribati; title: Korea (North); title: Korea (South); title: Kosovo; title: Kuwait; title: Kyrgyzstan; title: Laos; title: Latvia; title: Lebanon; title: Lesotho; title: Liberia; title: Libya; title: Liechtenstein; title: Lithuania; title: Luxembourg; title: Macao; title: Macedonia; title: Madagascar; title: Malawi; title: Malaysia; title: Maldives; title: Mali; title: Malta; title: Marshall Islands; title: Martinque; title: Mauritania; title: Mauritius; title: Mexico; title: Federated States of Micronesia; title: Moldova; title: Monaco; title: Mongolia; title: Montenegro; title: Montserrat; title: Morocco; title: Mozambique; title: Myanmar; title: Mamibia; title: Nauru; title: Nepal; title: The Netherlands; title: The Netherlands Antilles; title: Nevis; title: New Caledonia; title: New Zealand; title: Nicaragua; title: Niger; title: Nigeria; title: Niue; title: Norfolk Island; title: Northern Marianas; title: Norway; title: Oman; title: Pakistan; title: Palau; title: Palestine; title: Panama; title: Papua New Guinea; title: Paraguay; title: Peru; title: Philippines; title: Pitcairn Island; title: Poland; title: Portugal; title: Principe; title: Puerto Rico; title: Qatar; title: La Reunion; title: Romania; title: Russia; title: Rwanda; title: St Helena; title: St kitts and Nevis; title: St Lucia; title: St Vincent and the Grenadines; title: Samoa; title: San Marino; title: Sao Tome and Principe; title: Saudi Arabia; title: Senegal; title: Serbia; title: Seychelles; title: Sierra Leone; title: Singapore; title: Sint Maarten; title: Slovakia; title: Slovenia; title: Solomon Islands -Somalia; title: South Africa; title: South Georgia; title: South Sudan; title: Spain; title: Sri Lanka; title: Sudan; title: Suriname; title: Swaziland; title: Sweden; title: Switzerland; title: Syria; title: Taiwan; title: Tajikistan; title: Tanzania; title: Terres Australes Thailand; title: Timor-Leste; title: Tobago; title: Togo; title: Tokelau; title: Tonga; title: Trinidad and Tobago; title: Tristan da Cunha; title: Tunisia; title: Turkey; title: Turkmenistan; title: Turks and Caicos Islands; title: Tuvau; title: Uganda; title: Ukraine; title: United Arab Emirates; title: United Kingdom; title: United States of America; title: United States' Virgin Islands; title: Uraguay; title: Uzbekistan; title: Vanuatu; title: Vatican City; title: Venezuela; title: Vietnam; title: Wallis and Futuna; title: Yemen; title: Zambia; title: Zimbabwe.; title: The World Today: Africa; title: Americans; title: Asia; title: Europe; title: Middle East.