THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1991. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1991. -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1991. -- EDITORIAL -- DEATH-THROES OF AN EMPIRE -- I. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1. THE GULF WAR, DEFENCE AND EUROPE -- 2. A DEPRESSING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK -- 3. THE POLL TAX AND THE LOCAL ELECTIONS -- 4. SUMMER SQUALLS -- 5. THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR . . . ? -- 6. THE BUMPY ROAD TO MAASTRICHT -- 7. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS IN THE FINAL QUARTER -- 8. SCOTLAND -- 9. WALES -- 10. NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- 1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- 2. CANADA -- 3. LATIN AMERICA -- i. ARGENTINA -- ii. BOLIVIA -- iii. BRAZIL -- iv. CHILE -- v. COLOMBIA -- vi. ECUADOR -- vii. PARAGUAY -- viii. PERU -- ix. URUGUAY -- x. VENEZUELA -- xi. CUBA -- xii. HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- xiii. CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- xiv. MEXICO -- 4. THE CARIBBEAN -- i. JAMAICA -- ii. GUYANA -- iii. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- iv. BARBARDOS -- v. BELIZE -- vi. GRENADA -- viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS -- ix. SURINAME -- III. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- 1. FRANCE-GERMANY-ITALY-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-LUXEMBOURG-IRELAND -- i. FRANCE -- ii. GERMANY -- iii. ITALY -- iv. BELGIUM -- v. THE NETHERLANDS -- vi. LUXEMBOURG -- vii. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- 2. DENMARK-ICELAND-NORWAY-SWEDEN-FINLAND AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND-EUROPEAN MINI-STATES -- i. DENMARK -- ii. ICELAND -- iii. NORWAY -- iv. SWEDEN -- v. FINLAND -- vi. AUSTRIA -- vii. SWITZERLAND -- viii. EUROPEAN MINI-STATES -- 3. SPAIN-PORTUGAL-GIBRALTAR-MALTA-GREECE-CYPRUS-TURKEY -- i. SPAIN -- ii. PORTUGAL -- iii. GIBRALTAR -- iv. MALTA -- v. GREECE -- vi. CYPRUS -- vii. TURKEY -- IV. EASTERN EUROPE -- 1. POLAND-CZECHOSLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA-YUGOSLAVIA-ALBANIA -- i. POLAND -- ii. CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- iii. HUNGARY.

iv. ROMANIA -- v. BULGARIA -- vi. YUGOSLAVIA -- vii. ALBANIA -- 2. USSR/CIS-BALTIC STATES -- i. USSR/COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES -- ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA -- V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- 1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE GULF WAR 1991 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- 2. THE GULF WAR -- 3. ISRAEL -- 4. ARAB WORLD-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ -- i. THE ARAB WORLD -- ii. EGYPT -- iii. JORDAN -- iv. SYRIA -- v. LEBANON -- vi. IRAQ -- 5. SAUDI ARABIA-YEMEN-ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- i. SAUDI ARABIA -- ii. YEMEN -- iii. ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- 6. SUDAN-LIBYA-TUNISIA-ALGERIA-MOROCCO-WESTERN SAHARA -- i. SUDAN -- ii. LIBYA -- iii. TUNISIA -- iv. ALGERIA -- v. MOROCCO -- vi. WESTERN SAHARA -- VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA -- 1. ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI-KENYA-TANZANIA-UGANDA -- i. ETHIOPIA -- ii. SOMALIA -- iii. DJIBOUTI -- iv. KENYA -- v. TANZANIA -- vi. UGANDA -- 2. GHANA-NIGERIA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA -- i. GHANA -- ii. NIGERIA -- iii. SIERRA LEONE -- iv. THE GAMBIA -- v. LIBERIA -- 3. SENEGAL-GUINEA-MALI-MAURITANIA-COTE DTVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-NIGER-TOGO-BENIN-CAMEROON-CHAD- GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-CONGO-EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- i. SENEGAL -- ii. GUINEA -- iii. MALI -- iv. MAURITANIA -- v. CÔTE D'IVOIRE -- vi. BURKINA FASO -- vii. NIGER -- viii. TOGO -- ix. BENIN -- x. CAMEROON -- xi. CHAD -- xii. GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- xiii. CONGO -- xiv. EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 1. ZAIRE-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SAO TOME & PRINCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA -- i. ZAIRE -- ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA -- iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- iv. SAO TOME & PRINCIPE -- v. MOZAMBIQUE -- vi. ANGOLA -- 2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-NAMIBIA-BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-SWAZILAND -- i. ZAMBIA -- ii. MALAWI -- iii. ZIMBABWE -- iv. NAMIBIA -- v. BOTSWANA -- vi. LESOTHO -- vii. SWAZILAND -- 3. SOUTH AFRICA.

VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- 1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN -- i. IRAN -- ii. AFGHANISTAN -- 2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-NEPAL-BHUTAN-SRI LANKA -- i. INDIA -- ii. PAKISTAN -- iii. BANGLADESH -- iv. NEPAL -- v. BHUTAN -- vi. SRI LANKA -- 3. MAURITIUS-SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES-MADAGASCAR -- i. MAURITIUS -- ii. SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES -- iii. MADAGASCAR -- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- 1. MYANMAR (BURMA)-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-BRUNEI-SINGAPORE-INDONESIA-PHILIPPINES-VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-LAOS -- i. MYANMAR (BURMA) -- ii. THAILAND -- iii. MALAYSIA -- iv. BRUNEI -- v. SINGAPORE -- vi. INDONESIA -- vii. PHILIPPINES -- viii. VIETNAM -- ix. CAMBODIA -- x. LAOS -- 2. CHINA-TAIWAN-HONG KONG-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTH KOREA-MONGOLIA -- i. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- ii. TAIWAN -- iii. HONG KONG -- iv. JAPAN -- v. SOUTH KOREA -- vi. NORTH KOREA -- vii. MONGOLIA -- X. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC -- 1. AUSTRALIA-PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- i. AUSTRALIA -- ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- 2. NEW ZEALAND-SOUTH PACIFIC -- i. NEW ZEALAND -- ii. SOUTH PACIFIC -- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- 2. THE COMMONWEALTH -- 3. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- 4. OECD-COMECON-NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- i. ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- ii. COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE(CMEA/COMECON) -- iii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- 5. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- i. CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (CSCE) -- ii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) -- iii. COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- iv. EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- v. NORDIC COUNCIL -- 6. AFRICAN, ASIAN, PACIFIC AND AMERICAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- i. AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- ii. SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC) -- iii. SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- iv. SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL COOPERATION.

v. LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATION -- vi. CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- XII. DEFENCE, SECURITY AND ARMS CONTROL -- 1. NEW PROBLEMS AND WAR IN THE GULF -- 2. NATO AND THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION -- 3. THE START TREATY AND SUBSEQUENT INITIATIVES -- XIII. RELIGION -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- 1. MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH -- 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 3. ENVIRONMENT -- XV. THE LAW -- 1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- i. INTERNATIONAL LAW -- ii. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- 2. LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 3. LAW IN THE UNITED STATES -- XVI. THE ARTS -- 1. OPERA-MUSIC-DANCE/BALLET-THEATRE-CINEMA TELEVISION & RADIO -- i. OPERA -- ii. MUSIC -- iii. DANCE/BALLET -- iv. THEATRE -- v. CINEMA -- vi. TELEVISION AND RADIO -- 2. ART-ARCHITECTURE-FASHION -- i. ART -- ii. ARCHITECTURE -- iii. FASHION -- 3. LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- 1. ECONOMY OF THE USSR/CIS -- 2. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- 3. THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- 4. THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 5. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- 1. GULF CONFLICT: UN CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION -- 2. STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION (START) TREATY -- 3. COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES -- 4. MAASTRICHT TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION -- 5. UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET -- 6. UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN CABINET -- XX. OBITUARY -- XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1991 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.