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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -- BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -- CONVERSION OF UNITS -- CONTENTS -- WHEAT -- RYE -- BARLEY -- OATS -- MAIZE -- RICE -- MILLET -- SORGHUM -- SUGAR -- PETROLEUM -- TERRITORIAL SEA LIMITS -- CHRONOLOGY -- ADDENDA -- Part I: International Organizations -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF THE UN -- OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- Part II: Countries of the World A-Z -- A: AFGHANISTAN - AUSTRIA -- B: BAHAMAS - BURUNDI -- C: CAMBODIA - CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- D: DENMARK - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- E: ECUADOR - ETHIOPIA -- F: FALKLAND ISLANDS - FRANCE -- G: GABON - GUYANA -- H: HAITI - HUNGARY -- I: ICELAND - ITALY -- J: JAMAICA - JORDAN -- K: KENYA - KUWAIT -- L: LAOS - LUXEMBOURG -- M: MADAGASCAR - MOZAMBIQUE -- N: NAMIBIA - NORWAY -- O: OMAN -- P: PAKISTAN - PORTUGAL -- Q: QATAR -- R: ROMANIA - RWANDA -- S: ST CHRISTOPHER (KITTS) NEVIS - SYRIA -- T: TANZANIA - TUVALU -- U. 1: UGANDA - UNITED KINGDOM -- U. 2: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - URUGUAY -- V: VANUATU - VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH -- W. WESTERN SAMOA -- Y: YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC - YUGOSLAVIA -- Z: ZAÏRE - ZIMBABWE -- PLACE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDEX -- PRODUCT INDEX -- NAMES INDEX
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- WHEAT -- RYE -- BARLEY -- OATS -- MAIZE -- RICE -- CHRONOLOGY -- PART I. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- PART II. COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A—Z -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- PLACE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDEX -- PRODUCT INDEX -- NAMES INDEX
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- WHEAT -- RYE -- BARLEY -- OATS -- MAIZE -- RICE -- MILLET -- SORGHUM -- SUGAR -- PETROLEUM -- AGRICULTURAL LABOUR -- TERRITORIAL SEA LIMITS -- CHRONOLOGY -- ADDENDA -- PART I. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS -- PART II. COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A—Z -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- PLACE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDEX -- PRODUCT INDEX
Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -- BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES -- CONTENTS -- Comparative Statistical Tables -- CHRONOLOGY -- ADDENDA -- Part I: International Organizations -- The United Nations -- Specialized Agencies -- Other International Organizations -- Part II: Countries of the World A-Z -- AFGHÁNISTÁN-AUSTRIA -- BAHAMAS-BURUNDI -- CAMBODIA-CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- DENMARK- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- ECUADOR- ETHIOPIA -- FALKLAND ISLANDS- FRANCE -- GABON- GUYANA -- HAITI- HUNGARY -- ICELAND- IVORY COAST -- JAMAICA-JORDAN -- KENYA- KUWAIT -- LAOS- LUXEMBOURG -- MADAGASCAR-MOZAMBIQUE -- NAURU-NORWAY -- OMAN -- PAKISTAN-PORTUGAL -- QATAR -- ROMANIA- RWANDA -- ST CHRISTOPHER (ST KITTS)—NEVIS - SYRIA -- UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA - TUVALU -- UGANDA - URUGUAY -- VANUATU - VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH -- WESTERN SAMOA -- YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC - YUGOSLAVIA -- ZAÏRE - ZIMBABWE -- PLACE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INDEX -- PRODUCT INDEX
