New edition of the annual bestseller of fascinating facts and figures about the world we live in.
The 2005 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely updated, revised and refreshed, with expanded coverage that includes new features on the euro area and asylum seekers and moreon technology and the environment. As regulars will know, it contains rankings on more than 200 topics in subject areas as wide-ranging as geography, population, business, the economy, trade, transport, finance, industry, demographics, the environment, society, culture and crime.