Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Grey House Publishing Inc
Published: January 2008
Product Code: R167-148Description This comprehensive handbook profiles 231 nations and self-governing territories around the world in an easy-to-access, single-volume format. More than 1,600 pages present political, economic and business information not found in any other reference work of its kind.
The political, economic and business climates of the world have dramatically changed since the last edition. This 2006 edition of Nations of the World uniquely captures these changes - from current facts and figures to keen insight into economic, social and business climates.
Of course, every one of the 231 country profiles in Nations of the World has been reviewed, revised and updated for this fourth edition and you will find the most current and comprehensive data available. Each independently written overview captures the climate of the country or territory, regardless of how deeply it has been affected by the recent sweeping political and economic global changes.
Four sections provide important details for each nation:
- Political & Economic Issues
- Political History
- Foreign Policy
- Succession & Regional Insecurity
- Economic Environment
- Trade and Tourism
- Country Profile
- Historical Profile
- Political Systems & Structure
- Ethnic Makeup
- Languages Spoken
- Media
- Climate
- Business Information
- Hotels
- Car Rental
- Chamber of Commerce
- Banking
- Travel Information
- Key Facts
- Population Characteristics
- GDP figures
- Inflation
- Agricultural Production
- Foreign Debt
- and much more
Five Regional Chapters (Americans, Africa, Asia & Pacific, Middle East, Europe) follow the main text and contain:
- Regional Map
- Overview of Business and Economic Environments
- Key Indicators for the Region
- Currencies for the Region
With more than 1,600 pages of critical political, economic and business information including narrative overviews, charts and maps, this newest edition of Nations of the World: A Political, Economic & Business Handbook is a timely and immensely valuable reference acquisition to all public, academic and special library collections.
Please Note: This publisher is in a remote location. As such, it may take up to 4 business days before a hard copy order is able to be shipped from this location.Table of Contents - Country Profiles
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Ascension Island
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Barbuda see Antigua and Barbuda
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma see Myanmar
- Burundi
- Caicos Islands see Turks and Caicos Islands
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, Democratic Republic of
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Easter Island
- Ecuador
- East Timor see Timor-Leste
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Futuna see Wallis and Futuna
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Grenadines see St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Guadeloupe
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hercegovina see Bosnia & Hercegovina
- The Holy See see Vatican City
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Islas Malvinas see Falkland Islands
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast see Cote d’Ivoire
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, DPR (North)
- Korea, Republic of Korea (South)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro see Serbia and Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- The Netherlands
- The Netherlands Antilles
- Nevis see St Kitts and Nevis
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Marianas
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Pitcairn Island
- Poland
- Portugal
- Príncipe see São Tomé and Príncipe
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- La Réunion
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- St Helena
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Georgia
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Terres Australes
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Tobago see Trinidad and Tobago
- Togo
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tristan da Cunha
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- United States’ Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wallis and Futuna
- Yemen
- Yugoslavia see Serbia and Montenegro
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- The World today
- Africa
- Map
- Overview
- Currencies
- Key Indicators
- Americas
- Maps
- Overviews
- Currencies
- Key Indicators
- Asia
- Maps
- Overview
- Currencies
- Key Indicators
- Europe
- Overview
- Map
- Currencies
- Key Indicators
- Middle East
- Overview
- Map
- Currencies
- Key Indicators
- US Embassy addresses
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