Table of Contents

Political Maps

World …16
Europe …18
Africa…19
Asia …20
Oceania …21
North America …22
South America …23

Topographical Maps

World …24
Europe …26
Antarctica …26
Africa…27
Asia …28
Oceania …29
North America …30
South America …31

Thematic Maps

Calendars of the World …32
International Time Zones …32
Religions of the World …33
Languages of the World…33
Selected Countries and Currencies …34
Defense Budget …34
World Population Density …35
World Annual Average Population Growth …35
Oceans of the World…36
World Climate Zones…36
World Biomes …37
Trade Winds and Currents…37
Selected Endangered Species of the World…38
Unique Animals of the World …38
Origins of Selected Musical Styles and Instruments …39
Selected Wonders and Landmarks Around the World …39

Countries of the World

Afghanistan …40
Albania …42
Algeria…43
Andorra…45
Angola…46
Antigua and Barbuda …48
Argentina …49
Armenia…51
Australia …52
Austria…54
Azerbaijan …56
Bahamas …57
Bahrain …58
Bangladesh …59
Barbados …63
Belarus…64
Belgium…66
Belize…68
Benin…69
Bhutan…70
Bolivia …71
Bosnia …72
Botswana…73
Brazil…74
Brunei …78
Bulgaria…79
Burkina Faso…80
Burundi …82
Cambodia …83
Cameroon …85
Canada …87
Cape Verde …89
Central African Republic …90
Chad …91
Chile …92
China…94
Colombia …98
Comoros …100
Congo …101
Congo (Zaire) …102
Costa Rica…104
Côte d'Ivoire…105
Croatia …107
Cuba …108
Cyprus…110
Czech Republic…111
Denmark …113
Djibouti…114
Dominica …115
Dominican Republic…116
Ecuador…117
Egypt…119
El Salvador …121
Equatorial Guinea …122
Eritrea …123
Estonia …124
Ethiopia…125
Fiji …127
Finland …128
France …129
Gabon …131
Gambia …132
Georgia …133
Germany …134
Ghana …136
Greece…138
Grenada …140
Guatemala…141
Guinea…143
Guinea-Bissau…144
Guyana …145
Haiti …146
Honduras …147
Hong Kong…148
Hungary …149
Iceland…151
India …152
Indonesia…156
Iran …160
Iraq …162
Ireland…164
Israel …165
Italy …166
Jamaica …168
Japan …169
Jordan …173
Kazakhstan …174
Kenya …176
Kiribati …178
Kuwait…179
Kyrgyzstan …180
Laos…181
Latvia …182
Lebanon …183
Lesotho …184
Liberia…185
Libya …186
Liechtenstein …187
Lithuania…188
Luxembourg …189
Macedonia…190
Madagascar …191
Malawi…193
Malaysia …195
Maldives …197
Mali…198
Malta …200
Marshall Islands …201
Mauritania…202
Mauritius…203
Mexico…204
Micronesia …206
Moldova …207
Monaco …208
Mongolia…209
Morocco …210
Mozambique …212
Myanmar…214
Namibia …216
Nauru …217
Nepal…218
Netherlands …220
New Zealand …222
Nicaragua …223
Niger…224
Nigeria …226
North Korea …228
Norway …230
Oman …231
Pakistan…232
Palau …236
Panama …337
Papua New Guinea…238
Paraguay …239
Peru…240
Philippines …242
Poland …244
Portugal …246
Qatar …248
Romania …249
Russia …251
Rwanda …255
St. Kitts and Nevis …256
St. Lucia …257
St. Vincent …258
Samoa …259
San Marino …260
São Tomé and Príncipe …261
Saudi Arabia …262
Senegal …264
Seychelles …265
Sierra Leone …266
Singapore …267
Slovakia …268
Slovenia…269
Solomon Islands …270
Somalia …271
South Africa …273
South Korea …275
Spain …277
Sri Lanka…279
Sudan …281
Suriname…283
Swaziland …284
Sweden …285
Switzerland …287
Syria …288
Taiwan…290
Tajikistan…292
Tanzania …293
Thailand …295
Togo …297
Tonga …298
Trinidad and Tobago …299
Tunisia…300
Turkey…302
Turkmenistan …304
Tuvalu …305
Uganda …306
Ukraine …308
United Arab Emirates …310
United Kingdom …311
United States …313
Uruguay …317
Uzbekistan …318
Vanuatu …320
Vatican City …321
Venezuela …322
Vietnam…324
Yemen …326
Yugoslavia …328
Zambia …330
Zimbabwe …332

Territories and Possessions …334

For Further Information …346

Index…350

Photo Credits…360