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Tables of Contents for The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who 2003
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Editorial Policy
ii
Introduction
iii
Chronology of the year
viii
Calendar of Forthcoming Elections
xv
Abbreviations
xvi
International Telephone Dialling Codes
xxv
Currency Exchange Rates
xxviii
Matrix of country membership of major organisations/groups
xxxi
INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
United Nations
1
1
Structure
1
2
General Assembly
3
1
Security Council
4
1
Economic and Social Council
5
1
Trusteeship Council
6
1
International Court of Justice
6
1
Secretariat
7
1
Specialised Agencies of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
8
1
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
9
1
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) (The World Bank)
9
1
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
10
1
International Development Association (IDA)
11
1
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
11
1
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
12
1
International Labour Organization (ILO)
13
1
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
14
1
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
15
1
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
16
1
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
17
1
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
17
1
Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
18
1
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
18
1
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
19
1
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)
20
1
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
21
1
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
22
1
World Health Organization (WHO)
22
1
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
23
1
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
23
2
World Tourism Organization
25
1
World Trade Organization (WTO)
25
2
Affiliated Agencies of the United Nations
International Centre for Science and High Technology
27
1
International Criminal Court
27
1
International Institute on Ageing
28
1
International Seabed Authority
28
1
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
28
1
IUCN -- The World Conservation Union (WCU)
29
1
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR -- UNOG)
30
1
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
31
1
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
32
1
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
33
2
United Nations Human Settlements Programme -- Un-Habitat
35
1
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
35
1
United Nations International Computing Centre
36
1
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
36
1
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP)
36
1
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
37
1
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
38
1
World Food Programme
39
1
European Union
40
45
Structure
40
5
European Parliament
45
1
Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers)
46
1
European Commission
46
1
Court of Justice of the European Communities
47
1
European Investment Bank (EIB)
48
1
European Central Bank
48
2
Inter-Governmental Organisations
African Development Bank Group
50
1
African Union (AU)
50
1
Andean Community
50
1
Arab Maghreb Union
51
1
Arab Monetary Fund
51
1
Arctic Council
52
1
Asian Development Bank
52
1
Association of Caribbean States
53
1
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
53
1
Benelux Economic Union
54
1
CAB International
55
1
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
55
1
Caribbean Development Bank
56
1
Central American Bank for Economic Integration
56
1
Central European Initiative
57
1
Colombo Plan for Co-operative Economic and Social Development
57
1
Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA)
58
1
Commonwealth
58
3
Commonwealth Foundation
61
1
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
61
1
Communaute Economique et Monetaire de l'Afrique Centrale (CEMAC)
62
1
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE)
62
1
Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
63
1
Council of Arab Economic Unity
63
1
Council of Europe
63
3
Council of Baltic Sea States
66
1
Department for International Development
66
1
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
66
1
Economic Co-operation Organization (ECO)
67
1
European Economic Area (EEA)
67
1
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
68
1
European Space Agency (ESA)
68
1
Group of Rio (Grupo de Rio)
69
1
Indian Ocean Commission
69
1
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
69
1
International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)
70
1
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
70
1
Inter-Parliamentary Union
71
1
Latin American Economic System (SELA)
71
1
League of Arab States
72
1
Mercosur
72
1
Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers
72
1
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
73
1
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
74
1
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
75
2
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
77
1
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
77
1
Organization of American States (OAS)
78
2
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC)
80
1
Pacific Basin Economic Council (PBEC)
80
1
Pacific Economic Co-operation Council (PECC)
80
1
Pacific Islands Forum
81
1
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
81
1
South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC)
82
1
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
82
1
Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)
83
1
Western European Union (WEU)
83
2
OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
85
56
STATES OF THE WORLD
141
34
World Bank Demographic, Economic and Environmental Statistics on 210 countries and territories: Introduction and Technical Notes
143
4
World Bank: Statistical Tables
147
28
AFGHANISTAN - ZIMBABWE DEPENDENT STATES AND TERRITORIES
175
974
Åland Islands
432
675
American Samoa
1107
Anguilla
938
Ashmore Island and Cartier Islands
223
716
Bermuda
939
Bouvetøoya
732
209
British Virgin Islands
941
1
Cayman Islands
942
Christmas Island
224
1
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
225
491
Cook Islands
716
Coral Sea Islands
226
506
Dronning Maud Island
732
212
Falkland Islands
944
French Guiana
444
13
French Polynesia
457
2
French Southern and Antarctic Territories
459
Galapagos Islands
407
539
Gibraltar
946
Greenland
397
50
Guadeloupe
447
662
Guam
1109
Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of
352
380
Jan Mayen
732
Kermadec Islands, Tokelau and Ross Dependency
716
Macao, Special Administrative Region
359
90
Martinique
449
5
Mayotte
454
495
Montserrat
949
Netherlands Antilles
708
New Caledonia and Dependencies
460
257
Niue
717
Norfolk Island
227
884
Northern Mariana Islands
1111
Occupied Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip)
578
372
Pitcairn Islands
950
Reunion Island
452
498
St. Helena and Dependencies
950
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
456
496
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
952
Svalbard
733
219
Turks and Caicos Islands
952
162
Virgin Islands of the United States
1114
Wallis and Futuna
461
688
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION
1149