An A-Z factfile and detailed mapping of all the world's nations. A unique, comprehensive, single-volume ready reference to the world about us, arranged in four easy-to-use sections. With more than 5,000 illustrations, charts and diagrams; over 600 maps; and 25,00 facts and statistics.
"For visual clarity and density (it)...is superb. Once the key icons are learned, it's like having an almanac's pages on nations of the world spring to life". --Booklist