The ''Europa World Year Book'' provides detailed country surveys containing analytical, statistical and directory data available for over 250 countries and territories.
Volume I contains a listing of more than 2,000 international organizations such as the
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...
and
its agencies, the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
, the
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals ...
and the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC, ) is a cartel of countries. Founded on 14 September 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), it has, since 1965, been headquart ...
, and provides coverage of countries arranged alphabetically from Afghanistan to Equatorial Guinea.
Volume II covers countries from Eritrea to Nicaragua.
Volume III covers countries from Niger to Zimbabwe and includes an index of territories.
Each country is covered by an individual chapter containing:
*A unique introductory survey covering contemporary political history; economic affairs; constitution and government; regional and international co-operation; and public holidays
*A statistical survey using the latest available figures on demographics; labour force; health and welfare; agriculture; forestry; fishing; mining; industry; currency and exchange rates; government finance; international reserves and the monetary sector; cost of living; national accounts; balance of payments; external trade; railways; roads; shipping; civil aviation; tourism; media and telecommunications; and education
*A directory section listing names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and internet addresses, plus other useful facts about organizations from the fields of government; election commissions; political organizations; diplomatic representation; judicial system; religions; the press; publishers; broadcasting and communications; banking; insurance; trade and industry; development organizations; chambers of commerce; industrial and trade associations; utilities; trade unions; transport; tourism; defence; and education.
Related regional publications
All is also available in nine regional surveys:
*Africa South of the Sahara;
*Central and South-Eastern Europe;
*Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia;
*The Far East and Australasia;
*The Middle East and North Africa;
*South America, Central America and the Caribbean;
*South Asia;
*The USA and Canada;
*Western Europe.
See also
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The World Almanac and Book of Facts
''The World Almanac and Book of Facts'' is a US-published reference work, an almanac conveying information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, and sports feats. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year sinc ...
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The CIA World Factbook''
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Whitaker's Almanack
''Whitaker's'' is a reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom. The book was originally published by J Whitaker & Sons from 1868 to 1997, then by The Stationery Office until 2003, and then by A & C Black which became a wholly owned ...
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The New York Times Almanac
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The first of the two was initially published in 1969 by New York Times Books as the 1056 page ''The ...
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Der Fischer Weltalmanach
''Der Fischer Weltalmanach'' was an almanac, a popular publication of the information issued in Frankfurt on Main, Germany, created at the end of each year since 1959 by a team of Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. In September 2018, the 60th and last ed ...
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Time Almanac with Information Please
''Time Almanac with Information Please'' was an almanac published in the United States. The almanac was first published in 1947 as the ''Information Please Almanac'' by Dan Golenpaul. The name was changed with the 1999 edition when ''Time'' magazin ...
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