THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1996 -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1996 -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS OF NON-UN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- PREFACE -- EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES -- THE ANNUAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1996 -- EDITORIAL -- THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF NATIONS -- I. UNITED KINGDOM -- 1. SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES -- 2. AN EARLY START TO ELECTIONEERING -- 3. FROM LOCAL ELECTIONS TO THE FLORENCE SUMMIT -- 4. PRE-ELECTION MANOEUVRES AND TORY TURMOIL -- 5. THE BUDGET AND THE ECONOMY -- 6. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS -- 7. SCOTLAND -- 8. WALES -- 9. NORTHERN IRELAND -- II. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE -- 1. GERMANY-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-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-CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA-HUNGARY- ROMANIA-BULGARIA-FORMER YUGOSLAVIA-ALBANIA -- i. POLAND -- ii. CZECH REPUBLIC -- iii. SLOVAKIA -- iv. HUNGARY -- v. ROMANIA -- vi. BULGARIA -- vii. BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA-CROATIA-MACEDONIA-SLOVENIA-FEDERAL YUGOSLAVIA -- viii. ALBANIA -- 2. CIS REPUBLICS-BALTIC STATES -- i. RUSSIA-BELARUS-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA-CAUCASIAN REPUBLICS -- ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA -- IV. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN -- 1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -- US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS -- US GUBERNATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL RESULTS -- 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. 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 -- TERRITORIAL CONTROL IN THE WEST BANK -- 2. ARAB WORLD AND PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-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- C6TE D'IVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER -- ii. CHAD-CAMEROON-GABON-CONGO-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-EQUATORIAL GUINEA -- VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA -- 1. ZAÏRE-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA -- i. ZAÏRE -- EASTERN ZAIRE, RWANDA AND BURUNDI -- 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 -- iv. BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-NAMIBIA-SWAZILAND -- 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 -- 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-TAIWAN-HONG KONG-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTHKOREA-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 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. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- MEMBERSHIP OF THE GROUP OF 77 -- iii. ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) -- 3. EUROPEAN UNION -- 4. EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS -- i. COUNCIL OF EUROPE -- ii. ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN 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. ARMS CONTROL -- 2. DEFENCE EXPENDITURE AND PROCUREMENT -- 3. NATO AND EUROPEAN SECURITY -- 4. OTHER REGIONAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS -- 5. NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS -- XIII. RELIGION -- XIV. THE SCIENCES -- 1. SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH -- 2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- 3. THE ENVIRONMENT -- XV. THE LAW -- 1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EC 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 AND 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. THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 2B. THE UNITED STATES -- 2C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE -- 1. HABITAT II DECLARATION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS -- 2. ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DECLARATION -- 3. COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES (CPLP) -- 4. GROUP OF SEVEN COUNTER-TERRORISM PLAN -- 5. COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY -- 6. ROME DECLARATION ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY -- 7. UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET -- 8. UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION -- XX. OBITUARY -- XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1996 -- JANUARY -- FEBRUARY -- MARCH -- APRIL -- MAY -- JUNE -- JULY -- AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- OCTOBER -- NOVEMBER -- DECEMBER -- INDEX.