Britannica Book of the Year 2010

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During the period 1938-2018 Encyclopædia Britannica published annually a "Book of the Year" covering the past year's events to be considered as a supplement to the Britannica encyclopedia. A given edition of the "Book of the Year" is named in terms of the year of its publication, though the edition actually covers the events of the previous year. CONTENTS 2010 Foreword DATES OF 2009 Calendar Disasters PEOPLE OF 2009 Nobel Prizes Biographies Obituaries SPECIAL REPORTS The Great Recession China and the New World Order Mexico's Raging Drug Wars Pakistan’s Precarious Security Situation Child Soldiers: From Recruitment to Reintegration The Deeper Meaning of the Darwin-Lincoln Double Bicentennial Woodstock Remembered: The 40th Anniversary UAVs Crowd the Skies Electric Cars Gear Up Ardipithecus: A Hominin Ancestor for Lucy? Primate Research: A Key to Understanding What It Means to Be Human H1N1 Flu: The Pandemic The Autism Spectrum EVENTS OF 2009 Anthropology and Archaeology Architecture and Civil Engineering Art and Art Exhibitions Art Art Exhibitions Photography Business Overview BANKING EMERGES FROM THE WORLDWIDE FINANCIAL CRISIS Computers and Information Systems TWITTER TAKES ON THE WORLD: 140 CHARACTERS AT A TIME Earth Sciences Geology and Geochemistry Geophysics Meteorology and Climate Education Primary and Secondary Education Higher Education The Environment International Activities National Developments Environmental Issues Wildlife Conservation Fashions Health and Disease Life Sciences Zoology Botany Molecular Biology and Genetics Paleontology Literature English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Russian Persian Arabic Chinese Japanese Military Affairs WMD, Arms Control and Disarmament Conflicts Military Technology Armed Forces and Politics Military and Society Performing Arts Music Dance Theatre Motion Pictures Physical Sciences Chemistry Physics Astronomy Space Exploration Religion Sports and Games Automobile Racing Baseball Basketball Bobsleigh, Skeleton, and Luge Boxing Cricket Curling Cycling Equestrian Sports Football FOOTBALL CHANGES THE RULES Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Ice Skating Sailing (Yachting) Skiing Squash Swimming THE SWIMSUIT WAR Tennis Track and Field Sports (Athletics) Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Sporting Record THE WORLD IN 2009 World Affairs United Nations European Union Multinational and Regional Organizations Dependent States Antarctica Arctic Regions Countries of the World THE AUSTRALIAN "BLACK SATURDAY" BUSHFIRES CHALK RIVER REACTOR SHUTDOWN THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CUBAN REVOLUTION THE INDIAN ELECTIONS OF 2009 CONTRIBUTORS WORLD DATA Contents Introduction Glossary A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V The Nations of the World Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia, Federated States of Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Mariana Islands Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Réunion Romania Russia Rwanda St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.S.) Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Comparative National Statistics World and regional summaries Government and international organizations Area and population Major cities and national capitals Language Religion Vital statistics, marriage, family National product and accounts Employment and labour Crops and livestock Energy Communications Health services Social protection and defense services (social security, crime, military) Education Bibliography and sources INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Index of Special Features in Britannica Book of the Year, 2001–2010