The Editor
Barry Turner is the seventh editor in the 149-year history of The Statesman's Yearbook. He has a doctorate in Political History and has been a full time writer for over 30 years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the fields of politics, biography, travel and education. His latest book Outpost of Occupation is about the wartime occupation of the Channel Islands. A long time contributor to The Times book pages, Barry is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University.
The Statesman's Yearbook includes reliable information on all 194 countries in the world plus states and dependencies, covering key historical events, population… 
The Statesman's Yearbook has been published every year since 1864, even through both World Wars. For the first time the 
