THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1990. -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1990. -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER -- ANNUAL REGISTER, 1990. -- EDITORIAL -- CHRONOLOGY OF THE GULF CRISIS IN 1990 -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- I. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 1 -- A STORMY START TO THE 1990s -- CHAPTER 2 -- LOCAL ELECTIONS AND MORE POLL TAX CONTROVERSIES -- CHAPTER 3 -- FROM HOPES OF PEACE TO THE GULF CRISIS -- CHAPTER 4 -- SEASIDE POLITICS -- CHAPTER 5 -- EUROPEAN UNITY AND BRITISH DIVISIONS -- CHAPTER 6 -- HIGH DRAMA AND THE FALL OF A PRIME MINISTER -- CHAPTER 7 -- A NEW GOVERNMENT. A NEW ERA? -- CHAPTER 8 -- SCOTLAND -- CHAPTER 9 -- WALES -- CHAPTER 10 -- NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- CHAPTER 2 -- CANADA -- CHAPTER 3 -- ARGENTINA -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- CHILE -- COLOMBIA -- ECUADOR -- PARAGUAY -- PERU -- URUGUAY -- VENEZUELA -- CUBA -- HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- MEXICO -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE CARIBBEAN -- JAMAICA -- GUYANA -- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- BARBADOS -- BELIZE -- GRENADA -- THE BAHAMAS -- WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS -- SURINAME -- BRITISH DEPENDENCIES -- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA -- III. THE USSR AND EASTERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS -- CHAPTER 2 -- POLAND -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- HUNGARY -- ROMANIA -- BULGARIA -- YUGOSLAVIA -- ALBANIA -- IV. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 1 -- FRANCE -- GERMANY -- GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC -- 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 -- GIBRALTAR -- MALTA -- GREECE -- CYPRUS.

TURKEY -- V. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE ARAB WORLD -- EGYPT -- JORDAN -- SYRIA -- LEBANON -- IRAQ -- CHAPTER 3 -- SAUDI ARABIA -- REPUBLIC OF YEMEN -- ARAB STATES OF THE GULF -- CHAPTER 4 -- SUDAN -- LIBYA -- TUNISIA -- ALGERIA -- MOROCCO -- WESTERN SAHARA -- VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ETHIOPIA -- SOMALIA -- DJIBOUTI -- KENYA -- TANZANIA -- UGANDA -- CHAPTER 2 -- GHANA -- NIGERIA -- SIERRA LEONE -- THE GAMBIA -- LIBERIA -- CHAPTER 3 -- SENEGAL -- GUINEA -- MALI -- MAURITANIA -- CÔTE D'IVOIRE -- BURKINA FASO -- NIGER -- TOGO AND BENIN -- CAMEROON -- CHAD -- GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC -- CONGO -- EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- CHAPTER 1 -- ZAÏRE -- BURUNDI AND RWANDA -- GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- SÄO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE -- MOZAMBIQUE -- ANGOLA -- CHAPTER 2 -- ZAMBIA -- MALAWI -- ZIMBABWE -- NAMIBIA -- BOTSWANA -- LESOTHO -- SWAZILAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SOUTH AFRICA -- VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- CHAPTER 1 -- IRAN -- AFGHANISTAN -- CHAPTER 2 -- INDIA -- PAKISTAN -- BANGLADESH -- SRI LANKA -- NEPAL -- BHUTAN -- CHAPTER 3 -- MAURITIUS -- SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES -- MADAGASCAR -- IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA -- CHAPTER 1 -- MYANMAR (BURMA) -- THAILAND -- MALAYSIA -- BRUNEI -- SINGAPORE -- INDONESIA -- PHILIPPINES -- VIETNAM -- KAMPUCHEA -- LAOS -- CHAPTER 2 -- PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- TAIWAN -- HONG KONG -- JAPAN -- SOUTH KOREA -- NORTH KOREA -- MONGOLIA -- X. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC -- CHAPTER 1 -- AUSTRALIA -- PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- CHAPTER 2 -- NEW ZEALAND -- CHAPTER 3 -- SOUTH PACIFIC -- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- CHAPTER 1 -- THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- POLITICAL QUESTIONS -- OTHER UN ACTIVITIES AND AGENCIES -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE COMMONWEALTH -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY -- CHAPTER 4.

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT -- COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE(COMECON) -- NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT -- CHAPTER 5 -- COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION -- NORDIC COUNCIL -- CHAPTER 6 -- AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONS -- SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION -- SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS -- SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL COOPERATION -- LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS -- CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- XII. DEFENCE AND ARMS CONTROL -- GERMAN UNIFICATION AND STABILITY IN EUROPE -- CONVENTIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND THE CSCE STRUCTURE -- STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TALKS -- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION AND THE GULF CRISIS -- XIII. RELIGION -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- CHAPTER 1 -- SCIENCE AND MEDICINE -- CHAPTER 2 -- TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ENVIRONMENT -- XV. THE LAW -- CHAPTER 1 -- INTERNATIONAL LAW -- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW -- CHAPTER 2 -- LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 3 -- LAW IN THE UNITED STATES -- XVI. THE ARTS -- CHAPTER 1 -- OPERA -- MUSIC -- DANCE/BALLET -- THEATRE -- CINEMA -- TELEVISION & RADIO -- CHAPTER 2 -- ART -- ARCHITECTURE -- FASHION -- CHAPTER 3 -- LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- CHAPTER 1 -- POLAND AND EASTERN EUROPE -- CHAPTER 2 -- THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 3 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 4 -- THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 5 -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- A. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- B. THE UNITED STATES -- C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- DOCUMENTS -- UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON GULF CRISIS -- TREATY ON THE FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO GERMANY -- CHARTER OF PARIS FOR A NEW EUROPE -- UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET -- UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN CABINET -- OBITUARY -- CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1990 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY.

AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.