Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-416)
Western Europe today -- The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland : Great Britain and northern Ireland (UK) ; Ireland -- The French Republic : France ; Monaco ; The Benelux countries ; The Netherlands ; Belgium ; Luxembourg -- The Alpine Democracies : Switzerland ; Liechtenstein -- The Eastern Mediterranean : Greece ; Cyprus -- The Italian Peninsula : Italy ; San Marino ; Vatican City ; The Sovereign Military Order of Malta ; Malta -- The Iberian Peninsula : Spain ; Portugal ; Andorra