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Whitaker’s Almanack 2011
WHITAKER’S ALMANACK
2011
(c) 2011 A&C Black Publishers. All Rights Reserved.
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(c) 2011 A&C Black Publishers. All Rights Reserved.
WHITAKER’S ALMANACK
2011
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LONDON
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Whitaker’s Almanack was compiled with the assistance
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Whitaker’s Almanack published annually since 1868
143rd edition © 2010 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ce; the UNESCO Institute for
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STANDARD EDITION
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978–1-4081–2848–0
Material was reproduced from (in addition to that
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CIA World Factbook 2010; The Diplomatic List
January 2010
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Human Development
Indicators 2009
published by the UN Development
Programme;
International Financial Statistics Year Book
2009
and
World Economic Outlook Database
©
International Monetary Fund;
The Military Balance 2010
published by Routledge for the International Institute
for Strategic Studies (IISS); Ordnance Survey of
Northern Ireland, permit number 100036 © Crown
Copyright;
People in Power
© Cambridge International
Reference on Current Affairs (CIRCA); 2010
Wo r l d
Development Indicators
published by The World Bank; the
World Health Organisation Statistical Information System,
and
World Urbanisation Prospects: The 2009 Revision
published by the UN Population Division. Crown
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: Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to Downing Street
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Smoke and ash billow from the Eyjafjallajökull
volcano in Iceland on 21 April 2010. © Emmanuel
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1. England coach Fabio Capello speaks during a press
conference, a day after losing to Germany in the 2010
World Cup. © Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
2. A protester raises his
st in front of the Greek
parliament in the centre of Athens on 6 May 2010 as
lawmakers vote on a drastic austerity package. © Aris
Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
3. Jessica Ennis of Great Britain receives the gold medal
in the women’s heptathlon during day six of the 20th
European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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Wetten dass . . . ? (Bet it . . . ?)
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Heimken
ff
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(Legal Notes); Stan Greenberg, Alex Hazle (Sport);
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