Product Description

Carry the world in your pocket with this invaluable global guide. From the Atacama Desert to the Zagros Mountains, there are detailed maps of every region in the world. Individual profiles of each nation give instant access to over 10,000 essential facts and figures, including geography, climate and economy. Also features time zones, overseas territories and international organizations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #576954 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Customer Reviews

It's a small world


If you are curious about current affairs or geography an atlas is fairly essential and if you have one the chances are that it is a big book. I've managed to acquire four over the years, all big and chunky and sort of annoying to use if I just want to check something quickly so I was pleased to come across this Atlas.

The really good thing is that it is compact enough to be instantly available on a desk or bookcase. The 432 pages are divided into three sections, 151 devoted to geographic maps of the world, 216 pages of Factfile with a page for every country (and another map) detailing their economy, geography, climate plus people and society and finally a 65 page index with 6500 listings.

This little book contains a ton of information and seems to be nicely up-to-date, for instance it includes a reference to the breakaway state of Transdniesrtia on the eastern side of the Dniestra River in Moldova. Throughout the map and Factfile pages there are plenty of facts and figures to keep every fact fan happy. The design and printing are excellent as I would expect from Dorling Kindersley and at the (Amazon) price I doubt you'll find better value elsewhere.