Providing a wealth of information on the countries of the world from a refreshingly different perspective, the World Guide draws on United Nations' and other mainstream data to offer facts, history and political and economic analysis, as well as information on the issues central to the lives of people in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes: up-to-the-minute information on 217 countries; a full-colour fold-out global map; 250 maps, 650 diagrams; 10,000 references and a full index; an easy-to-use alphabetical format; and more!
About the book
Providing a wealth of information on the countries of the world from a refreshingly different perspective, the World Guide draws on United Nations' and other mainstream data to offer facts, history and political and economic analysis, as well as information on the issues central to the lives of people in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes: up-to-the-minute information on 217 countries; a full-colour fold-out global map; 250 maps, 650 diagrams; 10,000 references and a full index; an easy-to-use alphabetical format; and more!