Essential World Atlas The Comprehensive Companion To Our Pla

Discover the world with this atlas, which includes maps, flags, and country profiles in a handy, compact package. This is a new edition that includes updated maps and statistics, as well as short profiles of each of the world’s 196 nations. In this atlas, you will find: A series of 12 global thematic maps on subjects as diverse as ocean currents and languages. 60 full-colour regional maps featuring political and state borders. A fully cross-referenced index-Gazetteer featuring 20,000 places. Data profiles of each country, including flags and key statistical indicators. You can also read additional information about the main population and administrative centres, main lines of communication, ports, and airports. This is the perfect reference tool to help digest all the information in today’s world through the essential facts about our ever-changing planet. Discover the world with this beautifully designed atlas, packed with maps, flags and country profiles all wrapped up in a handy, compact package.The first section contains a series of 12 global thematic maps on subjects as diverse as Ocean currents and languages give a general introduction to the World today. These are followed by the main atlas which includes over 60 full colour regional maps featuring political and state borders; main population and administrative centres; main lines of communication, ports and airports.In addition to these maps this clear, informative and affordable atlas also includes a fully cross-referenced index-Gazetteer featuring 20,000 places, plus data profiles of each country including flags and key statistical indicators, making it the perfect reference tool to distil the mass of information in today’s world into the essential facts needed to help understand our ever-changing planet.