Political handbook of the world : governments and intergovernmental organizations as of January 1. 1975

518 Pages·1976·36.961 MB·English

by  Council on Foreign Relations., State University of New York. Center for Comparative Political Research., Arthur S. Banks

Political Handbook
of the World: 1975
Essential Political Information about Every Country in the World □ Chiefs of
State, Heads of Government, and Cabinet Memberships □ Principal Leaders and
Programs of the Political Parties □ Structure of National Legislatures □ Mass
Media □ Composition and Activities of Major Intergovernmental Organizations
Edited by Arthur S. Banks
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
DAVID L. CARR
ASSISTANT EDITORS
REBECCA T. GRANGER,
CHERYL E. JOHNSON, MICHAEL G. SCHECHTER
ROBERT S. JORDAN, IGO Editor
Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research of
the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the
Council on Foreign Relations by the McGraw-Hill Book Company
POLITICAL HANDBOOK $19.95
OF THE WORLD: 1975
ARTHUR S. BANKS, Editor
Director, Center for Comparative
Political Research of the
State University of New York
at Binghamton
ROBERT S. JORDAN, IGO Editor
Professor of Political Science
State University of New York
at Binghamton
Associate Editor: David L. Carr
Assistant Editors:
Rebecca T. Granger, Cheryl E.
Johnson, Michael G. Schechter
• Who are the members of OPEC and
what percentage of the world’s oil
does each country control?
• What are the principal political
parties of Japan and what are their
platforms?
• Who sits on the Kremlin’s Politburo?
• Who is the King of Denmark, how
long has he reigned, what power
does he hold, and who is heir to his
throne?
• What important agreement was
recently signed by both Germanies
and what are its provisions?
• Who controls NET?
• What is the largest newspaper in
Egypt?
• Who are the ten biggest borrowers
from the World Bank?
• What are the causes of the bloody
civil war that afflicted Nigeria, the
most populous nation in Africa?
The answers to such questions are at
the reader’s fingertips in this
remarkable storehouse of vital
political, social, and economic data
on every independent nation on earth.
The forty-third edition of the Political Mauritius’
Handbook and Atlas of the World, the Mozambique
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of research and scholarship, bringing
together a range and quantity of
information available in no other
single reference. The result is an
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indispensable source of information
for scholars, journalists, students, and
laymen who seek a comprehensive
understanding of world events.
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POLITICAL HANDBOOK
OF THE WORLD: 1975
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POLITICAL HANDBOOK
OF THE WORLD: 1975
Governments and Intergovernmental Organizations
as of January 1, 1975
EDITED BY
Arthur S. Banks
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
David L. Carr
ASSISTANT EDITORS
Rebecca T. Granger, Cheryl E. Johnson, Michael G. Schechter
ROBERT S. JORDAN, IGO Editor
Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research
of the State University of New York at Binghamton
and for the Council on Foreign Relations by
McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY
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Copyright © 1975 by The Research Foundation of the State
University of New York. All rights reserved. Printed in the
United States of America. No part of this publication may
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 75-4083
1234567890 HDHD 784321098765
ISBN: 0-07-003713-2
This book is dedicated to
RICHARD P. STEBBINS
former Senior Editor of
the Political Handbook of
the World, without whose
earlier contributions the
present volume would not
have been possible.