An illustrated overview of the world.
Features:
- Oceans, underwater landscapes and seabed treasures
- The physical world, business languages and religions
- The world's eight major geographical environments
- The political world, populations and time zones
- Over 70 pages of finely-crafted maps
- Essential facts and figures
- A brief history or background of 192 countries
- Individual country flags and official names
- Political and social information
- 48 pages of vital information
- Concise index with 15,500 place names
