The Statesman’s Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the year 1976–1977 PDF
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THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK 1976-1977 Man bat bebauptet, die Welt werde durch Zablen regiert: das aber weiss icb, dass die Zahlen uns beJebren, ob sie gut oder scblecht regiert werde. GOETHE THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL ANNUAL OF THE STATES OF THE WORLD FOR THE YEAR 1976-1977 EDITED BY JOHN PAXTON MACMILLAN Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com ISBN 978-0-230-27105-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230271050 © The Macmillan Press Ltd 1976 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without permission. First published in 1864 113th edition 1976 Published by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD London and Basingstoke Associated companies in New York Dublin Melbourne Johannesburg and Madras Library 0/ Congress catalog card no. 4-3776 SBN 333 18123 9 PREFACE The 113th edition of THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK records further changes in the status of former dependent countries. Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, Sao Tome all are now independent states and are in alphabetical sequence in Part IV of this edition. The same is true of Comoro Islands and Surinam. Cambodia replaces the name Khmer Republic and the Vietnam chapter has been completely rewritten. Happenings in former Spanish Sahara occurred too late in the production schedule to alter the positioning, and the eventual outcome of the political status was in doubt at the time of going to press. However events up to that time are recorded. For 113 years the five editors of THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BoOK have thanked their many correspondents through the world and it is nearly impossible to find variants on the phaseology to do this but the editor would assure all helpers that without their constructive and informed criticism THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK would not be found today on the shelves of nearly every library of the world. The editor would also like to remind readers that the companion volume, THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BoOK WORLD GAZETTEER, is available. J. P. THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BoOK OFFICE, THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD, LITTLE ESSEX STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3LF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES On 1 Jan. 1960 following an agreement between the standards laboratories of Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA, an international yard and an international pound (avoirdupois) came into existence. 1 yard = 91·44 centimetres; 1 lb. = 453'59237 grammes. The abbreviation 'm.' signifies 'million(s)'. LENGTH DRY MEASURE Centimetre 0·394 inch Litre 0·91 quart Metre 1·094 yards Hectolitre 2·75 bushels Kilometre 0·621 mile WEIGHT-AVOIRDUPOIS Gramme 15·42 grains Kilogramme 2·205 pounds LIQUID MEASURE Litre 1·76 pints Quintal (= 100 kg) 220·46 pounds Hectolitre 22 gallons Metric ton (= {0.984 long ton 1,000 kg) 1-102 short tons SURFACE MEASURE WEIGHT-TROY Square metre 10'76 sq. feet Gramme 15·43 grains Hectare 2·47 acres {32'15 ounces Square kilometre 0'386 sq. mile Kilogramme 2.68 pounds BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES LENGTH WEIGHT 1 foot 0·305 metre 1 ounce (= 1 yard 0·914 metre 437·2 grains) 28·350 grammes 1 mile (= 1 lb. (= 7,000 1,760 yds) 1·609 kilometres grains) 453·6 grammes 1 cwt. (= 112 lb.) 50·802 kilo- grammes 1 long ton (= 2,240 lb.) 1·016 metric tons 1 short ton (= 2,000 lb.) 0·907 metric ton SURFACE MEASURE 1 sq. foot 9·290 sq. decimetres LIQUID MEASURE 1 sq. yard 0·836 sq. metre 1 pint 0·568 litre 1 acre 0'405 hectare 1 gallon 4·546litres 1 sq. mile 2'590 sq. kilometres 1 quarter 2·909 hectolitres vi CONTENTS Comparative Statistical Tables WHEAT xiii MILLET xix RYE xiv SOROHUM xx BARLEY xv SUGAR xxi OATS xvi PETROLEUM xxii MAIZE xvii TERRITORIAL SEA LIMITS xxiv RICE xviii WORLD TOP FIFTY BANKS xxvii Part I: International Organizations The United Nations MEMBERSHIP 3 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 3 SECURITY COUNCIL 4 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL S TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 6 INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE 6 SECRETARIAT 7 HIGH COMMISSIONER I"OR REFUGEES 8 BUDGET 10 AGENCIES IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UN 12 International Atomic Energy Agency 14 International Labollr Organisation (ILO) 15 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 16 Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 17 World Health Organization 18 International Monetary Fund 20 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 21 International Finance Corporation 22 International Civil Aviation Organization 22 Universal Postal Union 23 International Telecommunication Union 23 World Meteorological Organization 24 Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization 24 2S GATT International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) 26 Protection of Intellectual Property 27 Other JlItemational Organizations WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES 30 INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONISM 33 vii viii CONTENTS Other International Organizations (contd.) EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS 35 OECD 36 NATO 37 Western European Union 40 Council of Europe 41 European Communities 42 European Free Trade Association 47 COMECON 47 COLOMBO PLAN 49 SEATO 50 CENTO 51 ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES 52 LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC GROUPINGS 54 THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY 55 ARAB LEAGUE 56 ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY 57 DANUBE COMMISSION 58 Part II: The Commonwealth HM The Queen 60 BANGLADESH 220 BARBADOS 224 The Commonwealth 62 BELIZE 226 THE UNITED KINGDOM BERMUDA 228 GREAT BRITAIN 65 BOTSWANA 231 NORTHERN IRELAND 131 BRUNEI 235 ISLE OF MAN 142 CANADA 237 CHANNEL ISLANDS 144 Provinces 260 AUSTRALIA 147 NEWFOUNDLAND 262 Territories PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 266 NORTHERN TERRITORY 171 NOVA SCOTIA 268 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRI- NEW BRUNSWICK 271 TORY 175 QUEBEC 274 AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC ONTARIO 276 TERRITORY 177 MANITOBA 279 States SASKATCHEW AN 282 NEW SOUTH WALES 179 ALBERTA 284 VICTORIA 188 BRITISH COLUMBIA 287 QUEENSLAND 195 YUKON TERRITORY 291 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 201 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 292 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 206 CAYMAN ISLANDS 294 TASMANIA 213 CYPRUS 295 BAHAMAS 218 FALKLAND ISLANDS 302 CONTENTS ix FIJI 303 LESOTHO 407 GAMBIA 308 MALAWI 410 GHANA .310 MALAYSIA 413 PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 417 GIBRALTAR 316 SABAH 421 GILBERT ISLANDS 318 SARAWAK 424 GRENADA 321 MALTA 426 GUYANA 322 MAURITIUS 431 HONG KONG 327 NAURU 435 INDIA 332 NEW HEBRIDES 437 States 327 NEW ZEALAND 439 Andhra Pradesh 358 Assam 360 NIGERIA 458 Bihar 361 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 464 Gujarat 363 PITCAIRN 470 Haryana 364 Himachal Pradesh 365 ST HELENA 471 Jammu and Kashmir 366 SEYCHELLES 472 Karnataka 368 Kerala 370 SIERRA LEONE 475 Madhya Pradesh 372 SINGAPORE 480 Maharashtra 374 SOLOMON ISLANDS 485 Manipur 376 Mcghalaya 377 SRI LANKA 487 Nagaland 378 SWAZILAND 494 Orissa 379 Punjab 381 TANZANIA 498 Rajasthan 383 TANGANYIKA 500 Sikkim 396 ZANZIBAR 502 Tamil Nadu 385 TONGA 504 Tripura 387 Uttar Pradesh 387 TRINIDAD AND West Bengal 389 TOBAGO 506 Territories TURKS AND CAICOS Andaman and Nicobar Islands 391 ISLANDS 510 Arunachal Pradesh 392 TUVALU 511 Chandigarh 392 UGANDA 511 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 392 Delhi 393 WESTERN SAMOA 515 Goa, Daman and Diu 394 West Indies 517 Lakshadweep 395 Mizoram 395 Leeward and Windward Islands 518 Pondicherry 396 ZAMBIA 524 JAMAICA 398 East African Community 528 KENYA 402 RHODESIA 530
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