An indispensable annual survey of political rights and civil liberties from Freedom House, the nation's leading human rights advocacy group. This year's survey includes comprehensive coverage of each of the republics of the former Soviet Union. Well established as a standard reference, it provides political, social, and economic snapshots of every nation and territory in the world plus a country-by-country overview of the year's significant political events. Includes vital data on life expectancy, population and economic indicators.
