5. WOMEN IN ISLAM
by Dr. Jamal Badawi, Islamic scholar, Canada
- Why I Embraced Islam
by Maryam Jameelah
6. ENVIRONMENT: A special write-up on environment in the Islamic perspective, but in the current parameter.
7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Science parks in the Muslim countries
by Prof. Halim Hamid Redhwi
8. ISLAMIC BANKING &
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: This takes an evaluation of the
rise and working of the Islamic financial institutions and banking system that offers to provide an alternative model to the conventional banking sector based on interest and riba, which is against the spirit of Islam. The section has following entries:
- An Outline
by Dr. M. Umer Chapra, Research Advisor to the Islamic Research & Training Institute
of the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah
- Frequently Asked Questions
by Dr. Faiz Mohammad, Acting director, Economic Policy & Strategic Planning Department, IDB; Dr Umer Chapra, IDB
- Terminology of Islamic banking
- Islamic Financial Institutions
9. WAKF: Concept of the Wakf in Islam and its Application
by Ameen Aqeel Attas, formerly Dy. Minister for Affairs of Endowments, KSA
10. THE MUSLIM HERITAGE
11. CURRENT LOCAL TIME AROUND THE WORLD
12. WORLD TIMINGS
13. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
14. MEDIA
15. WORLD AT A GLANCE
16. HEAD OF STATES
17. COUNTRY CODES
18. EVENTS CHRONOLOGY: Chronology of events of 2004
19. NATIONS’ PROFILES:
1. Islamic Republic of AFGHANISTAN
2. Republic of ALBANIA
3. People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA
4. Republic of AZERBAIJAN
5. Kingdom of BAHRAIN
6. BOSNIA Herzegovina
7. People’s Republic of BANGLADESH
8. Republic of BENIN
9. Negara BRUNEI-DARUSSALAM
10. BURKINA-FASO
11. Republic of CAMEROON
12. Republic of CHAD
13. Union of COMOROS
14. Republic of COTE D’IVOIRE
15. Republic of DJIBOUTI
16. Arab Republic of EGYPT
17. State of ERITREA
18. Republic of GABON
19. Republic of The GAMBIA
20. Republic of GUINEA
21. Republic of GUINEA-BISSAU
22. Republic of INDONESIA
23. Islamic Republic of IRAN
24. Republic of IRAQ
25. Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN
26. Republic of KAZAKHSTAN
27. State of KUWAIT
28. KYRGHYZ Republic
29. Republic of LEBANON
30. Socialist People’s LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
31. Republic of MADAGASCAR
32. MALAYSIA
33. Republic of MALAWI
34. Republic of MALDIVES
35. Republic of MALI
36. Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA
37. Kingdom of MOROCCO
38. Republic of MOZAMBIQUE
39. Republic of NIGER
40. Federal Republic of NIGERIA
41. Sultanate of OMAN
42. Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN
43. State of PALESTINE
44. State of QATAR
45. Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA
46. Republic of SENEGAL
47. Republic of SIERRA LEONE
48. Republic of SOMALIA
49. Republic of SUDAN
50. SYRIAN Arab Republic
51. Republic of TAJIKISTAN
52. Republic of TUNISIA
53. Republic of TURKEY
54. TURKMENISTAN
55. Republic of UGANDA
56. State of the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
57. Republic of UZBEKISTAN
58. Republic of YEMEN
Each of the above nations’ profile contains the following information:
i. Introduction
Specifying basic information.
ii. History
Contouring major events since pre historic times till 2004-end
iii. Geography
Brief Profile and Data & Statistics: Total Area, Location, Land Boundaries, Coastline, Maritime claim, Climate, Land Use
iv. National Symbols
Like national sports, poet, flower, anthem etc.
v. People
Brief Profile and Data & Statistics: Population, Ethnic Division, Religion, Language, Infant Mortality Rate, Life Expectancy
vi. Education
Brief Profile
vii. Universities, libraries and museums
Data and statistics
vii. Health
Brief Profile and Data and Statistics: (Number of hospitals, doctors, etc.
viii. Government
Brief Profile and Data & Statistics: Country Name, Type of Government, Capital, Flag, Administrative Division, National Holiday, Constitution, Chief of State, Cabinet, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Political Parties & Leaders, Membership
xi. Economy
Brief Profile and Data and Statistics: GDP Per Capita, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Major Industries, Electric Power, Exports, Imports, Major Trade Partners, Budget, External Debt, Currency, Monetary Conversion Rate, Labor Force, Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
xii. Communication
Brief Profile and Data and Statistics: Telephones, Satellite Earth Stations, Radio Broadcast Stations, Radio Sets, TV Broadcast Stations, TV Sets, Internet
xiii. Transportation
Brief Profile and Data & Statistics: Railroad, Highway, Ports, Airfields, Waterways
xiv. Defense
Brief Profile and Data & Statistics: Branches, Military Budget
20. Tabular presentation of statistical data of each country.
Each country profile includes a detailed table of the following data and statistics:
Agriculture
Main cereal product, arable land per tractor, Cereal production per person, fertilizer user in Arable land, fish catches, forests and woodland area, main cereal produced, meat production per person, no. of chickens, no. of tractors, %age of arable land and sea, %age of forests and woodland area, %age of irrigated land area, population of agriculture, poultry meat prod. per person, prod. of fruits, prod. of vegetables, share of main crop in cereal prod., Total arable land area, total cereal prod., total heads of cattle, total heads of sheep, total irrigated land area, total land area, total meat prod., total poultry meat prod., total use of chemical fertilizers.
Demography
Annual growth rate of Pop., average life expectancy at birth, crude birth rate, crude death rate, female life expectancy at birth, infant mortality rate male, life expectancy at birth, male life expectancy at birth, natural growth rate of pop., pop. density, share of rural pop., share of urban pop., total female pop., total male pop., total midyear pop.
Education
Adult literacy rate, annual education expenditures per person, enrolment ratio in primary schools, enrolment ratio in universities, no. of primary school teachers, no. of secondary school teachers, no. of university instructors, primary school enrolment, secondary school enrolment, share of education expenditures in total expenditures, student-instructor ratio at universities, student-teacher ratio at primary schools, student-teacher ratio at secondary schools, university enrolment
Energy and Mining
Prod. of bauxite ore, prod. of copper ore, prod. of crude oil, prod. of electricity, prod. of iron ore, prod. of natural gas, prod. of tin concentrates, total energy consumption, total energy prod.
Exports
Annual growth rate of exports, exports to Islamic countries, exports to the rest of the world, share of exports in GDP, share of fuels in exports, share of manufactures in exports, share of non-fuel primary goods in exports, share of primary goods in exports, top export commodity, total exports, value of top export commodity.
Health
Annual health expenditures per person, number of hospitals beds, number of nurses, number of physicians, share of health expenditures, total number of hospital beds, total no. of physicians.
Imports
Annual growth rate of imports, imports from Islamic countries, imports from the rest of the world, share of fuels in imports, share of imports in GDP, share of manufactures in imports, share of non-fuel primary goods in imports, share of primary goods in imports, top import commodity, total imports, value of top import commodity.
Industry and Manufacturing
Employment in manufacturing, prod. of cement, prod. of cotton yarn, prod. of fertilizers, prod. of industrial chemicals, prod. of iron, steel, prod. of steel, prod. of textiles, total manufacturing output, total wages in manufacturing.
International Finance
Balance of payments: current account, balance of payments: invisible balance, balance of payments: Trade balance, debt service payments, external public debt: long term, foreign direct investment, rate of exchange: end of period, rate of change in national currency against the $US, rate of exchange: period average, total foreign exchange reserves.
Labor Force
Active female pop., active male pop., active total pop., share of females in active pop., share of labor force in agriculture, share of labour force in industry and services, share of males in active pop., total employment.
Money and Prices
Consumer price index, currency in circulation, GDP deflator, M1 plus quasi-money, money supply: M1, money supply: M1 in $s, money supply: M1 plus quasi-money, in $s, rate of inflation: change in consumer prices, rediscount rate: end of period, wholesome price index.
National Accounts
GDP at current market prices, GDP at current market prices in $s, GDP per capita, GNP at current market prices, GNP at current market prices in $s, GNP per capita, share of agriculture in GDP, share of industry in GDP, share of services in GDP, total consumption: Public and private, total consumption: Public and private in $s, total investment, total investment in $s.
Public Finance
Balance of govt. budget, govt. expenditures, govt. expenditures as share of GDP, govt. revenues, share of taxes in govt. revenues, total corporate taxes, total personal income taxes, total tax revenue.
Tourism
Balance of foreign travel, no. of hotel beds, no. of tourists, tourism expenditures, tourism receipts.
Transportation and Communications
Civil aviation: passenger/kms., main phone lines in operation, merchant shipping: fleets, motor vehicles in use: commercial vehicles, motor vehicles in use: passenger cars, rlys.: net ton/kms., rlys.: passenger/kms., TV receivers, TV receivers per 1,000 persons.
21. Special Section: PALESTINE - A detailed profile of Palestine and the issues involved. This section on the main contains the following information:
General Information, Location and Geography, Demography, Economy, Land and Borders, Topography and Terrain, Population, Chronology of Palestinian History,
Relief-cum-growth-The UNCTAD formula, Settlements, Text of the "road map".
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