Encyclopedic World AtlasBearing the title information atlas, the Encyclopedic World Atlas stands alone as the complete tool for every librarian or armchair geographer. The new sixth edition provides authoritative full-color maps, detailed gazetteer entries, and up-to-date statistics for every country in the world. Recent political developments in Afghanistan, East Timor, and Colombia are all reflected in extensive country profiles arranged alphabetically with text sections on landscape, climate, vegetation, history, politics, and economy that allow comparisons to be drawn between nations. A full-color, topographic map accompanies every entry. Eight pages of satellite images have been added to the atlas, which opens with a wealth of statistical and graphic data: country-by-country facts and a 32-page World and Continents section contain the most vital and fascinating information about our changing world. The country-by-country section also features more than 200 national flags with a summary of their origin and significance and 160 climate graphs with informative commentaries providing analysis of local climate conditions. The atlas concludes with the 25,000 name index rapid reference to the maps through an clear letter-figure grid system, including geographical features such as mountains, rivers, and deserts. |
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Africa Albania Argentina Asia Australia Australia 45 Azerbaijan became Belarus Belgium Botswana Brazil Brazil 58 Burkina Faso Burma 63 Cameroon Canada Canada 67 CAPITAL POPULATION century China 81 City climate coast crops CURRENCY East economy Egypt 95 exports flag Forest France Gabon Germany 106 Ghana Greece Hong Kong 12 independent India Indonesia 125 Iran Ireland Ireland 128 Islam islands Italy Japan JFMAMJ JASOND Kazakhstan Kenya Kepulauan Korea Kyrgyzstan Lake land Laos London 15 Madag Malaysia Mexico Moscow 19 mountains Munich 20 Neths Nigeria Nigeria 170 B2 North OCEAN Pakistan Pakistan 179 Papua N. G. Paris 23 Park Peru Phil Poland Puerto rainfall republic ETHNIC GROUPS Romania Russia São Paulo Singapore South Soviet Spain sq km Stockholm 28 Switz Sydney 28 Tajikistan Temperature Thailand Thailand 218 Tokyo 29 Tropic Ukraine Vietnam 237 Washington 32 West World York 21 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 241