This Desk Reference is presented to the public in the full knowledge that the world is in the state of continual flux. Political fashions and personalities come and go, while the ebb and flow of peoples and ideas across the face to the planet creates constant shifts in the cultural landscape. All the material assembled for this book has been researched from the most up-to-date and authoritative sources; our team of consultants and contributors, designers, editors, and cartographers have endeavored not only to explain the meaning of this materials to place it in useful and clear context, but also to present it in a way that has a lasting value and relevance, regardless of the turmoil of daily events. This edition bearing the imprimatur of the Financial Times, has been completely revised and up dated, to reflect the global changes of the part few years. Includes the latest statistical data, and over 60 new photographs.
1. World Factfile
2. The Nations of The World
3. Index - Gazetteer