INDEX AAC ADR Aachen (Prussia), 967 ; technical Abyssinia (Ethiopia), communica- schools, 969 tions, 688 Aalborg (Denmark), 838 - defence, 687 Aalesund (Norway), 1150 - emperor, 685 Aarau (Switzerland), 1316 - finance, 687 Aargau (Switzerland), 1313, 1315 - government, 685 Aarhus (Denmark), 838 - justice, 686 Aba (Belg. Congo), 259 - now a sovereign independent Abaco Island (Bahamas), 278 state, 685 Abadan (Persia) (Iran), 1176 - religion and education, 686 Abaiang Island (Pacific), 297 Acajutla (Salvador), port, 1279 Abancay (Peru), 1185 Acarigua (Venezuela), 1356 Abdul Aziz ibn Sa'ud, king of Saudi Acarnania (Greece), 989 Arabia (Saudieh), 701 Accra (Gold Coast), 247 Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, sultan Accrington, population, 15 (Kedah), 193 · Achaia (Greece), 989 Abdullah Ibn Hussein, amir of Achimota Prince of Wales college Trans-Jordan, 206 (Gold Coast), 247 Abdullah, sultan (Pahang), 189 Acholi (Uganda), 218 Abemama Is. (Pacific), 297 Acklin's Island (Bahamas), 279 Abeokuta (Nigeria), 242 Aconcagua (Chile), prov., 773 Abercom (N. Rhodesia), 289 Acre (Palestine), 197, 204; port, Aberdeen, burgh, population, 18 204 - county, 18 Acre Territory (Brazil), 758; rubber, - university, 24 757 Aberdeen (South Dakota), 638 Adamawa (Nigeria), 265 Aberystwyth college, 23 Adana (Turkey), vilayet and town, Abeshr (Wadai), 936 1335, 1836 Abidjan (French West Africa), 949 Addis Ababa (Abyssinia), 686 BIJIJ - wireless station, 951 Adelaide (S. Australia), 393; univ., Abo (Finland), 877 394 Abo-Bjornehorg (Finland), 876 Adelie, Terre, 962 Aboisso (French West Africa), 949 Aden, colony of, 88, 89; protectorate, Abruzzie e Molise (Italy), 1038 89; area and population, 89 ; Abu Zenima (Egypt), 869 governor, 90 Abyssinia (Ethiopia), 685 sqq Admira1ty Is. (New Guinea), 434 - adherence to the Washington Adrar (Mauritania), 951 Agreement, 685 Adrar Temar (Spanish Sahara), 1294 - agriculture and industry, 687 - area and population, 1294 - area and population, 685, 686 Adrianople (Turkey), town, 1335, - commerce, 687 1336 1877 yy 1378 THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1944 2EG ALA lEgean Islands, 1054 sqq Agdenes (Norway), fort, 1152 - Greek, 989, 990, 994 Agder, Aust and Vest (Norway), 1149 - Italian, 1054 sqq Agion Oros (Greece), 9eO - Turkish, 1335 Agra (prov.), see United Provinces lEtolia (Greece), 989 - (town), 118, 162 Afghanistan, 691 sqq Agram or Zagreb (Yugoslavia), 1365, - a,rea and population, 691 1367 - banking and currency, 693, 694 - univ., 1367 - commerce and communication£, Agri (Turkey), vilayet, 1335 693 Agrigento (Italy), 1039 - defence, 692 Aguadulce (Panama), port, 1161 - finance, 692 Aguascalientes (Mexico), state, 1093; - government, 691 town, 1093 - justice, 692 Ahmedabad (India), 118, 149 - production and industry, 692, 693 Ahmed ibn Jabir, sultan of Kuwait, - religion and education, 691 706 - uuivenity, 691 Ahuachapan (Salvador), 1277 - weights and measures, 694 Ahvenanmaa (Fin1'md), 876 Afgoi (It. Somaliland), 1053 Ahwaz (Persia) (Iran), 1176, 1177 Africa, Central, Protectorate, see Aidin (Asia Minor), see Aydin N yasaland Protectorate, 222 Aigun (China), port, 784 jqq Ain (France), dept., 886 - Colonies in, Belgian, 736 sqq Ain Sefra (Algeria), 926 - - British, 208 sqq Aisne (]'ranee), dept., 886 - - French, 265, 911, 924 sqq Aitutaki Island (Cook Islands), 429 - - Italian, 1052 sqq Aix-Marseilles (France), univ., 892 - - Portuguese, 1202 sqq Ajk (Hungary), coal, 1017 - - Spanish, 1285, 1294, 1296 (see Ajmer, town (India), 118, 139, 140 also Morocco, Spanish Zone, Ajmer-Merwara (India), 114, 120, 1105 sqq) 127, 139, 140 - East (British), 208 sqq - agriculture, 127, 128 - - (Italian), 1052 sqq - area and pop., 114, 140 - - (Port.), 1211 sqq - births and deaths, 114, 116· - Equatorial (French), 934 sqq - education, 140 - North (French), 910, 924 sqq - finance, 140 (aee also Algeria, Morocco, - forests, 129 Tunis) - government, 111 - - (Italian), 1049 sqq - land revenue, 128 - - (Spanish), 1285 (see also - - tenure, 127 Morocco, Spanish Zone, 1105 - religion, 117 sqq) Akershus (Norway), 114'9 - South (British), 229 sqq Akjoujt (Mauritania), 951 - - Union of, 438 sqq Akola (India), 151 - South-West(British), 466 sqq Akranes (Iceland), 1022 - West (British), 241 sqq Akron (Ohio), 494, 623; univ,,. 623'. - - (French), 265, 910, 941 sqq Aksu (Sin-Kiang), 799 - - (Port.), 1203 aqq Akuroyri (Iceland), 1022 - - (Spanish), 1294 sqq Aiava (Spain), 1284 Afrikya, see Tunis Alabama, 496, 518, 541 sqq Afyon (Turkey), vilayet, 1335, 1341 - agriculture, 516, 543 Agalega Is. (Mauritius), 222 - area and population, 496, 542 Agaiia (Guam), 678 - constitution and government, 541, Agar (India), 169 542 INDEX 1379 ALA ALE Alabama, cotton, 618, 543 Albania, production and industry, - finance, 548 698 - production and industry, 516, - religion and educatioIJ, 697 518, 543 - revolution, 696 - public lands, 516 Alba. Julia (Rumania), 1227 -. religion, education and welfare, Albany (New York), 600, 614 542 Alba.ny (W. Australia), 399 - representation, 491, 542 A.lherta (Ca.nada), 303, 307, 326 sqq - tobacco, 618 - agriculture, 31-5 sqq, S28 -univ., 542 - area and pop., 307, 32i Alag6as (Brazil), state, 753, 754 - births, marriages, deaths, 308, Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah, sultan 327 (Selangor), 189 - coal, 328 Alajuela (Costa Rica), 816; town, - commerce and cornnmnications, 816 328, 329 Aland (Finland), 876 - constitution and government., 326, Alaska, 496, 663 sqq 327 - area and pop., 496, 663, 664 - crops, 315, 316 - commerce and communications, - education, 310, 327 665, 666 - finance, 328 - defence, 508 - fisheries, 328 - education and justice, 664 - forests, 828 - finance, 664 - justice and ciime, 327 - fisheries, 665 - lieutenant-governor, 326 • - gold, 519, 665 - live stock, 316 - government, 493, 663 - local government, 326, 3:li - governor, 663 - mining, 317, 328 - highway, 666 -- ministry, 326 - mining, 619, 665 - rnunicipal districts, 326 - national park, 663 - natural ga.s, 328 - production and industry, 519, -- petroleum, 328 664, 665 - political parties, 326 - religion and public welfare, 664 - production and industry, 315 - representation, 663 aqq, 3:.!8 - timber, 665 - ra.ilways, 328 - troops in, 508 - religion, 309 Aiava (Spa.in), 1284 - representation, 326 Alba.cete (Spa.in), province, 1284 ; - senate and house ofcomrno1B, 304, town, 1285 326 Albania, 695 sqq - telephones, 328, 329 - air routes and wil"eless stations, - university, 327 699 - wheat, 316 - area and population_ 696, 697 Albuquerque (New Mexico), 611; - banking and currency, 699 univ., 611 - commerce, 698, 699 Albury (New South Wales), 369 - communications, 699 ; Alcazar (Morocco), 1106 - conquered by Italy, 696, 1036 Alcoy (Spain), 1285 - defence, 698 Aldabra Islands (Seychelles)., :l26 - finance, 697, 698 Alderney, government, 79 ; popu- - in revolt, 696 lation, 19 ; occupied by - justice, 697 Germans, 79 -king, 696 Aldershot Command (U.K.), 45 - n~w constitution of 1939, 696 A legranza Is. (Spain), 128:i 1380 THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1944 ALE ANA Aleppo (Syria), 921 sqq; town, 921, Alofi Is. (Fr. Pacific), 960 923 Alofi (Ni:ue Is.), wireless station, 430 Alessandria(Italy), 1039 Alor Star (Kedah), 192 Alexandretta (Syria), 921 ; Sanjaks, Alost (Belgium), 728 921 ; incorporation in Turkish Alpes, Basses- (France), dept., 886 republic, 1335 - Hautes- (France), dept., 886 . Alexandria (Egypt), 861 - .J\faritimes (France), dept., 886 - religion and education, 862 Al'Muktassim, Abdul Aziz (ruler, - shipping, 869 Perak), 189 - town, 860, 861 Alphonse Island (Seychelles), 226 - trade, 859 Alsace-Lorraine, 888, 965 Alexandroupolis (Greece), 990 - area and population, 888 Algarve (Portugal), prov., 1203 - univ., 892 Algeria, 910, 924 aqq Al Suda (Yemen), 704 - ag1:icrtlture and industry, 927, 928 Altona (Germany), port, 980 - allied troops landed, 925 Altoona (Pa.), 631 -arcaandpop., 910,925,926 Alvsborg (Sweden), province, 1300 - commerce, 928 Alwar (India), :no - defence, 927 Amala (India), lil - faculties, 893 Amapala (Hondmas), 1008 - finance, 927 Amarah (Iraq), 1028 - government, 924, 925 Amarillo (Texas), 643 - governor-general, 925 Amasya (Turkey), vilayet, 1335 justice and crime, 927 Amazonas (Brazil), state, 753; - religion and education, 890, 926 rubber, 757 - representation, 925 - (Colombia), 808 - shipping and communications, - (Peru), department, 1185 929 - (Venezuela), ter., 1356 - university, 892, 926 Ambado (French Somali Coast), 943 Al Ghail (Yemen), 704 Ambato (Ecuador), ~851 Algiers ( Alger), 926 Ambeno (Portuguese Timor), 1216 - university, 892, 926 Amboina (Netherlands Indies), 1129 Al Hazm (Yemen), 704 Ambrym Is. (New Hebrides), 299 Alicante (Spain), 1284 ; town, 1285 America, see United States Alice ~prings. (Northern Territory, - British Colonies, Dominions, etc., Australia), 407 in, 266 sqq (see also Bermuda, Aligarh (India), 118; univ., 119,162 Canada, West Indies, etc.) Alingsiis (Sweden), 1302 - French cols. in, 909, 955 sqq Al Jauf (Yemen), 704 Amersfoort (Netherlands), 1120 Al Kharnr (Yemen), 704 Amherst (Nova Scotia), 336 Alrna-Ata (Kazakh S.S.R.), 1240 Amiens (France), 889 Alma-Ata (U.S.S.R.), univ., 1242 Amindivis Is. (Laccadives), 154 Alkmaar (Netherlands), 1120 Amirantes Islands (Seychelles), 226 Allahabad (India}, 118, 162; uni- Amman (Trnns-Jordan), 206 versity, 119, 162 Amoy (China), port, 784 Allentown (Pa.), 631 Amrapur (India), 170 Alliance ( 0 hio ), 623 Amraoti (India), 151 Allier (France), dept., 886 Amritsar (India), 118, 158 Al Matamma (Yemen), 704 Amsterdam (Netherlands), 1120 sqq; Almelo IN etherlands), 1120 univ., 1121 Almeria (Spain),