This highly visual atlas is packed with up-to-date maps, superb illustrations, and carefully selected, stimulating photographs.  These features combine to offer a comprehensive and colourful look at all the world's continents, dividing them into fifteen separate regions.  The expertly written text, which includes extensive data files and fascinating key facts, presents detailed information in an accessible way.

An integrated approach to words and pictures makes this atlas an invaluable source of reference, whether for broadening general knowledge, completing project work, or simply enjoying background reading.  Every country on Earth is included, along with its flag and relevant statistics, and a comprehensive gazetteer and index helps readers find their way around the world.