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Table of contents (354 chapters)
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Front Matter
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International Organizations
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
'While the Yearbook is primarily a reference book, to be consulted when you would like to find out the population of a particular country, the name of its President, or the number and size of its religious denomination, it is also a delight to leaf through it, discovering unexpected facts ' - The Times Literary Supplement
'Even in an increasingly interconnected world, there is still a need to know about the national jurisdictions that make up the international state system, and this remains the great strength of the Yearbook.' - The Times Literary Supplement
'Its wealth of information is arranged in a logical and consistent manner.' - The Times Literary Supplement
'A delight to leaf through discover unexpected facts about some of the more obscure as well as some of the less obscure nations. Its wealth of information is arranged in a logical and consistent manner there are also splendid world maps and flags of the world even more important, however, is the Yearbook's reliability' - The Times Literary Supplement
"The fact that so much information can be crammed into one volume is a testament to the care and research involved." - The Diplomat
"The most comprehensive guide to world political and economic affairs." - Robert Thomson, Publisher, Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal
"The most convenient and reliable starting point for information on International affairs. Its coverage is unparalleled for a one-volume resource, and it has never let me down." - George J. Mitchell, American special envoy to the Middle East
"A miracle of compression: the key facts about the entire world crisply collated in [its] tightly edited pages. It is an essential desktop guide for anyone who needs to think, write or talk about the nature and future of our unimaginably odd and constantly surprising planet." - Godfrey Smith, The Sunday Times
"All you need to know about the population of various states and countries, officials, exports, constitutions, governments, diplomatic representatives, religion, finance and basic histories." - The New York Times
"Full of invaluable material about every country in the world. For someone like me who spends much of my time travelling, it is an invaluable treasure trove. I would warmly recommend it to other readers." - The Right Honourable Christopher F. Patten, CH, Chancellor of Oxford University, UK
"Should be in every office which is concerned with world trade and, indeed, in every school which produces the future traders. It is an essential tool of all global thinking." - Geographical Magazine
Bestselling Reference title "Originally designed for statesmen but now used by anyone needing information on the politics, cultures, and economies of the world, this yearbook is one of the longest-running annual publications in history." Library Journal
"The information this book contains renders it indispensible." - The New York Times, 1874
About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Statesman's Yearbook 2014
Book Subtitle: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
Editors: Barry Turner
Series Title: The Statesman's Yearbook
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-59643-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-37769-1Due: 02 August 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-59643-0Published: 12 January 2017
Series ISSN: 0081-4601
Series E-ISSN: 2524-812X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 1604
Topics: Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Economics, general