Compendium of the European Union

This reference book provides factual information about each of the 25 member states in the European Union (EU). Each of the 25 country sections are divided into the following sub-sections: (i) Geography, transport and communications – with details of the largest cities located on a map with their populations, land use, regions and their populations, road and rail networks, sea ports, airports, inland waterways and communications infrastructure. (ii) Recent history and government – key events of the country’s history since the second world war, details of how the country is governed and its democratic institutions, full listings of the country’s political parties and their representation in government plus details of the country’s representation in the European Parliament. (iii) Population profiles – total population and profiles of how it is structured by language, ethnic groups and religion, age structure divided into three age ranges below 15, 15-64 and over 65 with average life expectancies, work profiles by sector employment and unemployment rates. (iv) Welfare system – overview of country’s welfare provisions and details on education, health and retirement with key health service statistics compared with EU averages. (v) Economy – review of key economic indicators under the general headings of output, energy use, employment, external trade and financial data with extensive data tables comparing the country with EU totals and averages.

The first section of the book summarises all the extensive detail given in the 25 country sections with 41 comparative analysis tables using 2002 data plus comment. The totals and averages at the bottom of each table are compared with similar data from the USA. This section also contains a history of the EU and details of the main EU institutions.

In addition to the EU section and 25 country sections, there is also an extensive glossary of EU terminology with explanations of over 1,300 terms and a long listing of over 900 EU acronyms and abbreviations.

The book has been written for institutional users and libraries. It provides a quick reference to a vast amount of up-to-date information on the EU and each member state. It will be a particularly useful reference point for decision makers and analysts working in EU institutions and international organisations that are working with member states.

CONTENTS
1 The European Union
2 Austria, The Republic of Austria
3 Belgium, The Kingdom of Belgium
4 Cyprus, The Republic of Cyprus
5 Czech Republic, The Czech Republic
6 Denmark, The Kingdom of Denmark
7 Estonia, The Republic of Estonia
8 Finland, The Republic of Finland
9 France, The French Republic
10 Germany, The Federal Republic of Germany
11 Greece, The Hellenic Republic
12 Hungary, The Republic of Hungary
13 Ireland, The Republic of Ireland
14 Italy, The Italian Republic
15 Latvia, The Republic of Latvia
16 Lithuania, The Republic of Lithuania
17 Luxembourg, The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
18 Malta, The Republic of Malta
19 Netherlands, The Kingdom of the Netherlands
20 Poland, The Republic of Poland
21 Portugal, The Portuguese Republic
22 Slovakia, The Slovak Republic
23 Slovenia, The Republic of Slovenia
24 Spain, The Kingdom of Spain
25 Sweden, The Kingdom of Sweden
26 United Kingdom, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
App. 1 Glossary of European Union terminology
App. 2 Acronyms and abbreviations
Index

• ISBN: 0-906261-09-0
• Publisher: Tekron
• Author: Paul Norkett
• Language: English

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