Background Notes

Background Notes, European Community: 1993, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication

Description: State Department Publication 9155. Issued with perforations. Editor: Elaine McDevitt. Managing Editor: Peter A. Knecht. Official name: European Community (EC). The member countries are Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Also issued as part of BGN, V. 4, No. 3. BGN, European Community. Item 862-B.

Year/Pages: 1993: 8 p.; ill.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, OSCE, 1999, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Consists of 55 member European countries. Created to prevent conflict and to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and to encourage open and transparent economies in Europe.

Year/Pages: 2000: 4 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Organization of American States, 2000, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Organization of American States.

Year/Pages: 2000: 19 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Paraguay, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Paraguay.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Peru, 2002, October

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Peru.

Year/Pages: 2002: 14 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Philippines, 2003, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Philippines.

Year/Pages: 2003: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Poland, 2003, July

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Poland.

Year/Pages: 2003: 17 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Portugal, 2002, August

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Peoples's Portuguese Republic.

Year/Pages: 2002: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Qatar 2002, February

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: State of Qatar.

Year/Pages: 2002: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Romania, 2003, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Romania.

Year/Pages: 2003: 17 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Russia, 2002, October

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Russian Federation.

Year/Pages: 2002: 27 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Rwanda 2001, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Rwanda.

Year/Pages: 2001: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Samoa: 2001, February

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Independent State of Samoa.

Year/Pages: 2001: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: San Marino, 2003, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of San Marino.

Year/Pages: 2003: 6 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Sao Tome and Principe, 2003, July

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Saudi Arabia: 2001, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Year/Pages: 2001: 12 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Senegal, 2003, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Seychelles, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

Year/Pages: 2003: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Sierra Leone 2002, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.

Year/Pages: 2002: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Singapore, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Singapore.

Year/Pages: 2003: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Slovakia, 2002, October

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: The Slovak Republic.

Year/Pages: 2002: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Slovenia, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Slovenia.

Year/Pages: 2003: 13 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Solomon Islands, 2003, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Solomon Islands.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Somalia 2002, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Somali Democratic Republic.

Year/Pages: 2002: 12 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: South Africa, 2003, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of South Africa.

Year/Pages: 2003: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, South Korea: 2001, September

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of South Korea.

Year/Pages: 2001: 17 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Spain: 2001, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Spain.

Year/Pages: 2001: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Sri Lanka: 2001, October

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of South Asian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Year/Pages: 2001: 13 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, St. Kitts and Nevis, 2002, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis.

Year/Pages: 2002: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, St. Lucia, 2002, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: St. Lucia.

Year/Pages: 2002: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, St Vincent & the Grenadines, 2002, July

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: St Vincent & the Grenadines.

Year/Pages: 2002: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Sudan: 2003, March

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of the Sudan. Item 862-B.

Year/Pages: 2003: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Suriname, 2003, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Suriname.

Year/Pages: 2003: 12 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Swaziland 2002, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Swaziland.

Year/Pages: 2002: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Sweden, 2002, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.

Year/Pages: 2002: 11 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Switzerland 2002, March

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Swiss Confederation.

Year/Pages: 2002: 12 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Syria 2002, February

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic.

Year/Pages: 2002: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Taiwan, 2002, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of China.

Year/Pages: 2002: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Tajikistan, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan.

Year/Pages: 2003: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Tanzania, 2002, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

Year/Pages: 2002: 11 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Thailand: 2001, October

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand.

Year/Pages: 2001: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Togo 2002, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Togo.

Year/Pages: 2002: 11 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Tonga, 2002, December

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga.

Year/Pages: 2002: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Trinidad and Tobago, 2002, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Year/Pages: 2002: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Tunisia 2002, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Tunisia.

Year/Pages: 2002: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Turkey, 2002, September

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Turkey.

Year/Pages: 2002: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Turkmenistan, 2002, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Turkmenistan.

Year/Pages: 2002: 7 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Tuvalu, 2003, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Tuvalu.

Year/Pages: 2003: 6 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Uganda, 2003, June

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Uganda.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Ukraine, 2003, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Ukraine.

Year/Pages: 2003: 15 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, United Arab Emirates, 2002, February

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: United Arab Emirates.

Year/Pages: 2002: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: United Kingdom, 2003, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Year/Pages: 2003: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, United Nations: 2000, July

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of International Organization Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: United Nations.

Year/Pages: 2000: 23 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Uruguay, 2003, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

Year/Pages: 2003: 9 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Uzbekistan, 2003, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan.

Year/Pages: 2003: 13 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Vanuatu, 2003, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu.

Year/Pages: 2003: 8 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Venezuela: 2001, April

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Venezuela.

Year/Pages: 2001: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Vietnam, 2003, July

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Year/Pages: 2003: 13 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Yemen 2002, January

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Yemen.

Year/Pages: 2002: 11 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 2002, August

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Year/Pages: 2002: 10 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes: Zambia, 2003, May

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Zambia.

Year/Pages: 2003: 12 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes, Zimbabwe 2001, November

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of African Affairs

Description: Issued with perforations. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe.

Year/Pages: 2001: 14 p.

Price: $2.25

Background Notes on the Countries of the World, Subscription Service

Publisher: State Dept., Bureau of Public Affairs

Description: Monthly periodical. Each issue includes 5-8 Notes. Subscription price covers issues for 1 year. No monthly issues are sold separately. Single issues (for one country) are not sold separately. Each Note covers a different country or territory (or an international organization) and gives information on its land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations. BGN. File Code 2B. Item 862-B.

Price: $63.00