| All of us notice it everyday. From news reports to novels, travel brochures, and foreign vis- itors, we see the world grow smaller. We hear about new plans, wonder about different customs, Our economy is affected by a strike in Lesotho. Our government responds to an emergency in Kuwait. We read about the pleasures of the beaches of Sri Lanka. Andwe want to know more. Where is it? Who lives there? How do they live? From tiny San Marino or sophisticated Monaco to the vast plains of the USSR andthe rolling prairies of the United States ofAmerica, all the nations of the world and theirdependencies are described in this new pic-torial atlas. Their climate, chief resources andproducts, the currency; the vegetation,geographic features, and animal life - all, andmore, are covered in The Golden PictureAtlas. For ease of reference, the book is organizedby continents, with the countries arrangedalphabetically. Each continent section beginswith an introductory article where all thestrands are gathered together showing howthe countries interrelate. Separate articlesoutline the politics, history, culture, andeconomy of each country - why the nationsare as they are. The longest rivers, the highest mountains,the largest lakes, and the most importanttowns are listed. Concise, quick-referencetables give each nation s flag, cal~ital, area,population, and economic resources. There are more than 100 comprehensive,up-to-date maps - a large, detailed map foreach continent and for most countries, as wellas many maps for regions such as theCaribbean, West Africa, and Indonesia. |
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