THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1976. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER WORLD EVENTS, 1976. -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1976. -- EDITORIAL -- I. HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE PARTY LEADERSHIPS -- CHAPTER 2 -- GOVERNING WITHOUT A MAJORITY -- CHAPTER 3 -- STERLING ON THE SLIDE -- CHAPTER 4 -- SOCIAL ANXIETIES -- CHAPTER 5 -- A DISUNITED KINGDOM? -- CHAPTER 6 -- IRISH TERRORISM -- CHAPTER 7 -- FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 8 -- THE GREAT DROUGHT -- CHAPTER 9 -- OTHER EVENTS -- CHAPTER 10 -- SCOTLAND -- CHAPTER 11 -- WALES -- CHAPTER 12 -- NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER 2 -- CANADA -- CHAPTER 3 -- LATIN AMERICA -- ARGENTINA -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- ECUADOR -- PARAGUAY -- PERU -- URUGUAY -- VENEZUELA -- CENTRAL AMERICA -- COSTA RICA -- NICARAGUA -- HONDURAS -- EL SALVADOR -- GUATEMALA -- PANAMA -- CUBA -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI -- MEXICO -- CHAPTER 4 -- COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN -- SURINAM -- III. THE USSR, EASTERN EUROPEAND MONGOLIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE USSR -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- HUNGARY -- ROMANIA -- BULGARIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- ALBANIA -- MONGOLIA -- IV. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- FRANCE -- THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY -- ITALY -- BELGIUM -- THE NETHERLANDS -- LUXEMBOURG -- REPUBLIC OF IRELAND -- CHAPTER 2 -- DENMARK -- ICELAND -- NORWAY -- SWEDEN -- FINLAND -- AUSTRIA -- SWITZERLAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SPAIN -- PORTUGAL -- MALTA -- GIBRALTAR -- GREECE -- CYPRUS -- TURKEY -- V. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ARAB WORLD -- THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- LEBANON -- IRAQ -- CHAPTER 3 -- SAUDI ARABIA.

YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC -- PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN -- KUWAIT -- BAHREIN -- QATAR -- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- OMAN -- CHAPTER 4 -- SUDAN -- LIBYA -- TUNISIA -- VI. EQUATORIAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ETHIOPIA -- SOMALIA -- FRENCH TERRITORY OF THE AFARS AND ISSAS -- KENYA -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- CHAPTER 2 -- GHANA -- NIGERIA -- SIERRA LEONE -- THE GAMBIA -- LIBERIA -- CHAPTER 3 -- SENEGAL -- MAURITANIA -- MALI -- GUINEA -- IVORY COAST -- UPPER VOLTA -- TOGO -- BENIN -- NIGER -- COMORO ISLANDS -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- CHAD -- CAMEROON -- GABON -- CONGO -- CENTRAL AFRICAN EMPIRE -- MALAGASY REPUBLIC -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE REPUBLIC OF ZAIRE -- RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- SAO THOME AND PRINCIPE -- MOZAMBIQUE -- ANGOLA -- CHAPTER 5 -- ZAMBIA -- MALAWI -- RHODESIA -- BOTSWANA -- LESOTHO -- SWAZILAND -- CHAPTER 6 -- THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA -- VII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- IRAN -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER 2 -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- BANGLADESH -- SRI LANKA -- NEPAL -- CHAPTER 3 -- SEYCHELLES -- MAURITIUS -- BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY -- VIII. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- HONG KONG -- BURMA -- THAILAND -- INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR -- PHILIPPINES -- VIETNAM -- CAMBODIA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHINA -- TAIWAN -- JAPAN -- KOREA -- IX. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC -- CHAPTER 1 -- AUSTRALIA -- PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- CHAPTER 2 -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- X. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- INTRODUCTION -- POLITICAL -- DECOLONIZATION -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 3 -- DEFENCE NEGOTIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS -- TALKS ON MUTUAL FORCE REDUCTIONS -- THE SALT TALKS -- NATO -- THE WARSAW PACT -- CENTO -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.

CHAPTER 5 -- THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION -- THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY -- ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- NORDIC COUNCIL -- COMECON -- CHAPTER 6 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND INSTITUTIONS -- SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- XI. RELIGION -- XII. THE SCIENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ENVIRONMENT -- XIII. THE LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- XIV. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- BALLET -- THE THEATRE -- ART -- MUSIC -- THE CINEMA -- ARCHITECTURE -- TELEVISION AND RADIO -- CHAPTER 2 -- LITERATURE -- CHAPTER 3 -- FASHION -- XV. SPORT -- THE OLYMPIC GAMES -- WINTER OLYMPICS -- ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL -- RUGBY FOOTBALL -- CRICKET -- GOLF -- LAWN TENNIS -- BASEBALL -- BOXING -- ATHLETICS -- THE TURF -- MOTOR SPORT -- SWIMMING -- XVI. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- A SEARCH FOR REAL WORTH IN MONEY -- CHAPTER 2 -- INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- NOTES ON ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- CHAPTER 5 -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XVII. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- CONFERENCE OF EUROPEAN COMMUNIST PARTIES -- THE PRIME MINISTER OF RHODESIA ON MAJORITY RULE -- SPAIN: THE LAW OF POLITICAL REFORM -- THE UNITED KINGDOM LABOUR ADMINISTRATION -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1976 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.