Central Europe Profiled Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Eastern Europe

Series header: THE SYB FACTBOOK SERIES This is an exciting new series of books for the general reader from the editor and publishers of one of the world's most respected reference books--The Statesman's Yearbook (SYB). Each FactBook provides essential information for each region and presents it in an easy-to-browse format. Each title features everything you need to know about the places, people, and practices of each region. Complete with key city maps, useful addresses, and web sites, these regional profiles are ideal for the traveler, business person, student, and anyone with an interest in learning about a given area of the world.Central Europe Profiled offers detailed coverage of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, the Ukraine, and Yugoslavia. Central Europe Profiled helps make sense of the ever-changing landscape of this region. Readers will also learn that the name Poland literally means "The Plain Dwellers," and that there are 1,053 separate newspapers circulating in Bulgaria.Turner, Barry is the author of 'Central Europe Profiled Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Eastern Europe' with ISBN 9780312229948 and ISBN 0312229941.