Tables, charts, lists, and other graphics are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, maps, basic fact sheets, information

Facts On File's references - Encyclopedia of the First World, Encyclopedia of the Second World, and Encyclopedia of the Third World - have been updated and are

Offers information on the geography, government, population, currency, climate, history, economy, politics, and social customs of every nation from Afghanistan

Presents a comprehensive guide to the geography of the world, with world maps and articles on cartography, notable explorers, climate and more.