Includes index.

World map -- North America -- South America -- Africa -- Europe -- Asia -- Australia and Oceania -- Polar regions -- Reference.

"Every country profile is packed with photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world it is. At-a-glance panels provide a quick reference to all the stats, and the easy-to-read text is full of fascinating, fun facts." -- provided by publisher.