1. THE SURVIVAL OF SMALL STATES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Matthias Maass| National University of Singapore | April2007Matthias Maass| National University of Singapore | April2007 Paper presented at thePaper presented at the International Conference on Small States and Economic ResilienceInternational Conference on Small States and Economic Resilience Malta, 23-25 April 2007Malta, 23-25 April 2007

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6. SMALL STATES, NON - SMALL STATES, AND SMALL STATES INDEX, 1919 - TODAY

7. SMALL STATES, NON-SMALL STATES, AND THE SMALL STATES INDEX, 1648-TODAY 0 50 100 150 200 250 164816591670168116921703171417251736174717581769178017911802181318241835184618571868187918901901191219231934194519561967197819892000 Years Number of States 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Small States Index Small States Non-Small States Small States Index