This book provides a comprehensive survey of the social geography of Western Europe. It begins by outlining the character of the region nad proceeds with an exploration of demographic and cultural features, including migration and ethnic groups. The political organisation of nations and regions are analysed along with regional change and development. The study concludes with a consideration of key issues central to the geography of social well-being such as regional convergence/divergence and the impact of public expenditure patterns.

This report is prepared annually to provide unclassified quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding 8 calendar years. Some general data are provided on worldwide conventional arms transfers, but the principal focus is the level of arms transfers by major weapons suppliers to nations in the developing world. Developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers. During the years 1994-2001, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised 68.3% of all such agreements worldwide. More recently, arms transfer agreements with developing nations constituted 65.8% of all such agreements globally from 1998-2001, and 60.5% of these agreements in 2001. The value of all arms transfer agreements with developing nations in 2001 was nearly $16 billion. This was the lowest total, in real terms, for the entire period from 1994-2001. In 2001, the value of all arms deliveries to developing nations was $14.4 billion, the lowest total in deliveries values for the entire period from 1994-2001 (in constant 2001 dollars). Recently, from 1998-2001, the United States and Russia have dominated the arms market in the developing world, with the United States ranking first each of the last 4 years in the value of arms transfer agreements. From 1998-2001, the United States made $35.7 billion in arms transfer agreements with developing nations, in constant 2001 dollars, 40.8% of all such agreements. Russia, the second leading supplier during this period, made over $19.8 billion in arms transfer agreements, or 22.6.%. France, the third leading supplier from 1998-2001, made $6.3 billion or 7.2% of all such agreements with developing nations during these years.