Western Europe 2008

Presents text, statistics and directory information on the geography, recent history and economy of the Western European countries and territories.Key features include:contributions from acknowledged expertsa definitive factual and statistical survey of each country.General Surveyintroductory articles written by acknowledged experts cover issues of regional importance, such as: European Union for the Twenty-First Century; Europe's Defences; Migration Politics in a Globalizing Europe; Economic Survey of Western Europe and the European Union and Islam in Western Europe. Country Surveys Individual chapters on each country, which comprise of:an introductory survey, containing essays on the geography, history and economy of each country, which includes a full chronology and mapan extensive economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, communications media and educationa full directory section with names, addresses, contact numbers and e-mail and internet addresses covering the constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religious groups, the media, finance, trade and industry, tourism, defence and educationa select bibliography, containing suggestions for further research.