The Statesman's Yearbook 2017

THE STATESMAN'S YEARBOOK 2017 This classic reference work presents a political, economic and social account of every country of the world together with facts and analysis. The 2017 edition includes: - Revised and updated biographical profiles of all current leaders - Extensive updates to country economic overviews - Expanded and updated historical introductions - Chronology of key political events from April 2015 to March 2016 - Comprehensive coverage of major international organizations - 2015 in 1,000 words - a summary of the key events that dominated the world during the year - SPECIAL FEATURE: Barry Turner investigates democracy’s origins and role in the modern world, plus a factsheet on democracy throughout history - NEW: Civil and criminal justice rankings, plus updated corruption. DID YOU KNOW? - Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948 - Iceland was ranked first in a global gender gap index in 2015 - Prior to its independence in 1971 Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan In Niger the average woman gives birth to seven children - A professional comedian, Jimmy Morales, was elected president of Guatemala in 2015