THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1992. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1992 -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER -- ANNUAL REGISTER,1992. -- EDITORIAL -- EUROPE AFTER 1992 -- I. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1. PRE-ELECTION MANOEUVRES -- 2. THE GENERAL ELECTION -- 3. RELATIVE QUIET ON THE HOME FRONT -- 4. FROM THE 'CENTRE' OF EUROPE TO THE 'SIDELINES' -- 5. A BELEAGUERED GOVERNMENT -- 6. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -- 7. THE ECONOMY -- 8. SCOTLAND -- 9. WALES -- 10. NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. 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-NOR WAY-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 -- III. EASTERN EUROPE -- 1. POLAND-CZECHOSLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA-YUGOSLAVIA-ALBANIA -- i. POLAND -- ii. CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- iii. HUNGARY -- iv. ROMANIA -- v. BULGARIA -- vi. STATES EMERGING FROM THE FORMER YUGOSLAV FEDERATION -- vii. ALBANIA -- 2. WESTERN CIS REPUBLICS AND GEORGIA - BALTIC STATES -- i. RUSSIA-BELORUSSIA-UKRAINE-MOLDAVIA-CAUCASIAN REPUBLICS -- ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA -- IV. 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 AND TOBAGO -- iv. BARBADOS -- v. BELIZE -- vi. GRENADA -- vii. THE BAHAMAS -- viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS -- ix. SURINAME -- x. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA -- V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- 1. ISRAEL -- 2. ARAB WORLD-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ -- i. THE ARAB WORLD -- ii. EGYPT -- iii. JORDAN -- iv. SYRIA -- v. LEBANON -- vi. IRAQ -- 3. SAUDI ARABIA-YEMEN-ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- i. SAUDI ARABIA -- ii. YEMEN -- iii. ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- 4. 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 D'IVOIRE- BURKINA FASO-NIGER-TOGO AND BENIN-CAMEROON-CHADGABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-CONGO-EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- i. SENEGAL -- ii. GUINEA -- iii. MALI -- iv. MAURITANIA -- v. COTE DTVOIRE -- vi. BURKINA FASO -- vii. NIGER -- viii. TOGO AND BENIN -- ix. CAMEROON -- x. CHAD -- xi. GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- xii. CONGO -- xiii. EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 1. ZAIRE-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SAO TOME & PRINCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA -- i. ZAÏRE -- ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA -- iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- iv. SÄO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE -- v. MOZAMBIQUE -- vi. ANGOLA -- 2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-NAMIBIA-BOTSWANA-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-CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS -- i. IRAN -- ii. AFGHANISTAN -- iii. KAZAKHSTAN-TURKMENIA-UZBEKISTAN-KIRGHIZIA-TAJIKISTAN -- 2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-SRI LANKA-NEPAL-BHUTAN -- i. INDIA -- ii. PAKISTAN -- iii. BANGLADESH -- iv. NEPAL -- v. BHUTAN -- vi. SRI LANKA -- 3. INDIAN OCEAN STATES -- 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-NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- i. ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) -- ii. 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 (EFTA) -- v. NORDIC AND BALTIC ORGANIZATIONS -- 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 -- vi. CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- XII. SECURITY, ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT -- 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. UNITED STATES LAW -- XVI. THE ARTS -- 1. OPERA-MUSIC-DANCE/BALLET-THEATRE-CINEMA-TELEVISION & RADIO -- i. OPERA -- ii. MUSIC -- iii. BALLET & DANCE -- iv. THEATRE -- v. CINEMA -- vi. TELEVISION & RADIO -- 2. ART-ARCHITECTURE -- i. ART -- ii. ARCHITECTURE -- 3. LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- 1. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- 2A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 2B. THE UNITED STATES -- 2C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- 1. RIO EARTH SUMMIT DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT -- STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR A GLOBAL CONSENSUS ON THE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL TYPES OF FORESTS -- 2. AGREEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA -- 3. CONCLUSIONS OF EDINBURGH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT -- 4. UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET -- 5. UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN CABINET -- XX. OBITUARY -- XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1992 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.