THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1997 -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1997 -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1997 -- EDITORIAL -- MONARCHY AND THE HEREDITARY PRINCIPLE -- I. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1. DEATH OF THE 'PEOPLE'S PRINCESS' -- 2. SOCIAL TRENDS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTION -- 3. A GOVERNMENT RUNNING OUT OF TIME -- 4. THE GENERAL ELECTION: LANDSLIDE TO LABOUR -- 5. LABOUR IN POWER -- 6. DEVOLUTION AND OTHER LABOUR POLICIES -- 7. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- 8. SCOTLAND -- 9. WALES -- 10. NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- 1. GERM AN Y-FRANCE-ITALY-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-LUXEMBOURG-IRELAND -- i. GERMANY -- ii. FRANCE -- 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-GIBRALTAR-PORTUGAL-MALTA-GREECE-CYPRUS-TURKEY -- i. SPAIN -- ii. GIBRALTAR -- iii. PORTUGAL -- iv. MALTA -- v. GREECE -- vi. CYPRUS -- vii. TURKEY -- III. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE -- 1. POLAND-BALTIC REPUBLICS-CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA -- i. POLAND -- ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA -- iii. CZECH REPUBLIC -- iv. SLOVAKIA -- v. HUNGARY -- vi. ROMANIA -- vii. BULGARIA -- 2. ALBANIA-BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINIA-CROATIA-MACEDONIA-SLOVENIA-YUGOSLAVIA -- i. ALBANIA -- ii. BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA -- iii. CROATIA -- iv. MACEDONIA -- v. SLOVENIA -- vi. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA -- 3. RUSSIA, EASTERN EUROPE AND THE CAUCASUS -- i. RUSSIA -- ii. BELARUS-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA -- iii. ARMENIA-GEORGIA-AZERBAIJAN -- 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. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND HAITI -- xiii. CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA -- xiv. MEXICO -- 4. THE CARIBBEAN -- i. JAMAICA -- ii. GUYANA -- iii. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO -- iv. BARBADOS -- v. BELIZE -- vi. GRENADA -- vii. THE BAHAMAS -- viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS -- ix. UK DEPENDENCIES -- x. SURINAME -- xi. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA -- xii. US DEPENDENCIES -- V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- 1. ISRAEL -- 2. ARAB WORLD AND PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEB ANON-IRAQ -- i. THE ARAB WORLD AND THE PALESTINIANS -- 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. HORN OF AFRICA-KENYA-TANZANIA-UGANDA -- i. ETHIOPIA-ERITREA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI -- ii. KENYA -- iii. TANZANIA -- iv. UGANDA -- 2. GHANA-NIGERIA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA -- i. GHANA -- ii. NIGERIA -- iii. SIERRA LEONE -- iv. THE GAMBIA -- v. LIBERIA -- 3. WEST AFRICAN FRANCOPHONE STATES-CENTRAL AFRICAN FRANC ZONE -- i. SENEGAL-MAURITANIA-MALI-GUINEA-COTE D'lVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER -- ii. CHAD-CAMEROON-GAB ON-CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE- CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 1. CONGO-KINSHASA-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPEVERDE-SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA -- i. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (EX-ZAÏRE) -- ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA -- iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE -- iv. SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE -- v. MOZAMBIQUE -- vi. ANGOLA.

2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-BLNS STATES -- i. ZAMBIA -- ii. MALAWI -- iii. ZIMBABWE -- 3. SOUTH AFRICA -- VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN -- 1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN-CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS -- i. IRAN -- ii. AFGHANISTAN -- iii. KAZAKHSTAN-TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN -- CASPIAN SEA OIL PIPELINES -- 2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-NEPAL-BHUTAN-SRI LANKA -- 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-HONG KONG-TAIWAN-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTHKOREA-MONGOLIA -- i. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA -- ii. HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION -- iii. TAIWAN -- iv. JAPAN -- v. SOUTH KOREA -- vi. NORTH KOREA -- vii. MONGOLIA -- X. AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC -- i. AUSTRALIA -- ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- 2. NEW ZEALAND-PACIFIC ISLAND STATES -- i. NEW ZEALAND -- ii. PACIFIC ISLAND STATES -- XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- 1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES -- 2. OTHER WORLD ORGANIZATIONS -- i. THE COMMONWEALTH -- ii. FRANCOPHONE AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES -- iii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- iv. ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) -- 3. EUROPEAN UNION -- EUROPEAN UNION AND NATO ENLARGEMENT -- 4. EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- i. COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- ii. ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATIONIN EUROPE (OSCE) -- iii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) -- iv. NORDIC, BALTIC AND ARCTIC ORGANIZATIONS -- v. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS.

5. ARAB, AFRICAN, ASIA-PACIFIC AND AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS -- i. ARAB ORGANIZATIONS -- ii. AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES -- iii. ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANIZATIONS -- iv. AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS -- XII. DEFENCE, DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY -- 1. NATO AND EUROPEAN SECURITY -- 2. ARMS CONTROL -- 3. DEFENCE EXPENDITURE AND PROCUREMENT -- 4. NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS -- XIII. RELIGION -- 1. SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- EL NÍNO WEATHER DISTORTIONS -- 1. SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH -- 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 3. THE 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-BALLET & DANCE-THEATRE-CINEMA-TELEVISION & RADIO -- i. OPERA -- ii. MUSIC -- iii. BALLET & DANCE -- iv. THEATRE -- v. CINEMA -- vi. TELEVISION & RADIO -- 2. VISUAL ARTS-ARCHITECTURE -- i. VISUAL ARTS -- ii. ARCHITECTURE -- 3. LITERATURE -- XVII. SPORT -- XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS -- 1. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY -- 2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA -- 2A. UNITED KINGDOM -- 2B. UNITED STATES -- 2C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- 1. NATO-RUSSIA FOUNDING ACT -- 2. COUNCIL OF EUROPE ACTION PLAN -- 3. COMMONWEALTH SUMMIT DECLARATIONS -- 4. HANOI DECLARATION OF FRANCOPHONE COMMUNITY -- 5. UN LANDMINES CONVENTION -- 6. KYOTO CLIMATE CHANGE PROTOCOL -- 7. UNITED KINGDOM LABOUR CABINET -- 8. UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION -- XX. OBITUARY -- XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1997 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.