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THE STATESMAN’S YEARBOOK 2016 ‘Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.’ George Bernard Shaw (1856À1950) Editors Frederick Martin 1864À1883 Sir John Scott-Keltie 1883À1926 Mortimer Epstein 1927À1946 S. H. Steinberg 1946À1969 John Paxton 1969À1990 Brian Hunter 1990À1997 Barry Turner 1997À2014 Credits Publisher Nicholas Heath-Brown Research Editor Tom Alvarez Editorial Assistant Sharanjit Aujla Researchers Daniel Smith Richard German Robert McGowan Liane Jones Sheena Amin Edward Lea Ben Eastham Jill Fenner Justine Foong James Wilson Sara Hussain Dominic Frost Saif Ullah Sharita Oomeer Martha Nyman Index Richard German Production Tim Kapp Typesetting MPS Marketing Gurpreet Gill-Bains Kim MacLean email: [email protected] THE STATESMAN’S YEARBOOK THE POLITICS, CULTURES AND ECONOMIES OF THE WORLD 2016 © Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2015 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. Published annually since 1864. This edition published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-57825-2 ISBN 978-1-349-57823-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-57823-8 ISSN 0081-4601 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. PREFACE Welcome to the 152nd edition of The Statesman’s Yearbook— one-page summary of the key events that dominated world a concise reference work containing nearly 1,600 pages of affairs during the last calendar year. See ‘2014 in 1,000 words’ data on the political, economic and social landscape of the on page xix. 194 countries of the world plus territories. The world has We also have an accompanying website at www. changed considerably since 1864 when the first edition was statesmansyearbook.com, for which a site license is required published, but there are still many similarities as you will find. to access most of the content. This is updated regularly For instance, back then we said in the entry on Greece: ‘At throughout the year and contains additional material that isn’t the time of King Otho’s departure from Greece [1862], the included in the book. It also showcases our archive of all the exchequer was not only empty, but exhibited a deficit of previous 151 editions. In 2014 we added to our website a series 6,000,000 drachmas’. of infographics, special features on prominent world leaders The 2016 edition revisits one of the most significant and ‘snapshots’, where Palgrave Macmillan authors have the incidents of 60 years ago: the Suez Crisis—an episode that still opportunity to write a concise summary of their politics-related manages to have an impact on present-day international books—all of which is free for everyone to read. relationships. You’ll also find an incisive essay in our We always welcome feedback on the book and our website. preliminary pages on the crisis and a comprehensive timeline Please email us on [email protected]. of the key events. In addition to information on nation states, we have an extensive section on major international organizations and Nicholas Heath-Brown leading think tanks. This year we’ve added for the first time a Publisher, The Statesman’s Yearbook Join the conversation at www.twitter.com/sybnews v CONTENTS TIME ZONES MAP Front Endpaper PREFACE v Falling out over Suez by Barry Turner xv A TIMELINE OF THE SUEZ CRISIS xviii 2014 IN 1,000 WORDS xix WORLD POPULATION xx KEY WORLD FACTS xxi RECOMMENDED FURTHER READING xxii CHRONOLOGY xxiii Part I: International Organizations Page UNITED NATIONS (UN)..................................................................................................................................................... 3 General Assembly ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Security Council ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Economic and Social Council ........................................................................................................................................... 5 International Court of Justice ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Secretariat .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Member States ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ................................................................................................. 8 UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM ...........................................................................................................................................10 Programmes and Funds ...................................................................................................................................................10 Research and Training Institutes....................................................................................................................................12 Other UN Entities..............................................................................................................................................................12 Information......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UN.........................................................................................................................13 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) .................................................................................................................13 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — The World Bank (IBRD) ...................................14 International Development Association (IDA)...........................................................................................................15 International Finance Corporation (IFC)..................................................................................................................... 15 Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).................................................................................................16 International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ...................................................................16 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)....................................................................................................16 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ...................................................................................... 16 International Labour Organization (ILO) ....................................................................................................................17 International Maritime Organization (IMO) ..............................................................................................................17 International Monetary Fund (IMF) .............................................................................................................................18 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ........................................................................................................20 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) .................................................20 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ...............................................................................................21 Universal Postal Union (UPU).......................................................................................................................................21 World Health Organization (WHO).............................................................................................................................22