Financial Times World Desk Reference

Features of this book include:
- The world factfile: A complete overview of the modern world: physical, political, historical and economic
- The nations of the world: Each of the world's 193 nations surveyed and mapped in detail including full coverage of the world's newest nations
- Index and Gazetteer: An invaluable guide to 20,000 of the world's most important places, including alternative spellings and recent place-name changes
- More than 5,000 illustrations, charts and diagrams
- Over 600 maps, 25,000 facts and statistics