These comparative tables of social protection systems summarise the situation of the legislation on 1 January 2004 in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, the Russian Federation, Serbia and Montenegro, "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", Turkey and Ukraine as well as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.The aim is to provide concise, up-to-date and factual information, which is objective and comparable, valuable both for those concerned with social policy and as a tool for academic research.This book is an essential complement to the comparative tables of social protection systems in the European Union member states.