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A Guide to Countries of the World Peter Stalker

A Guide to Countries of the World By Peter Stalker

A Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker


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Summary

An up-to-date handbook providing an overview of every country in the world. Maps and geographical details are given along with the historical and contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues that shape each country. Also provides economic and social indicators, such as GDP and life expectancy, and hundreds of useful web links.

A Guide to Countries of the World Summary

A Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker

This A-Z guide provides a wealth of information for every country in the world. Each entry gives a brief history and outlines contemporary social, economic, political and religious issues. In addition, for each country there is a clear map and a quick-reference fact box containing data and statistics including languages, population, GDP, capital city, life expectancy, and more. The inclusion of at least one web link for every country is a new feature to this edition and web links are conveniently accessible via the Guide to Countries of the World companion website. Invaluable supplementary material includes detailed indicator tables showing income and poverty, health and population etc, and list of international organizations, such as the EU and the African Union, with essential information about these groupings. Revised and fully up to date with the latest key facts, this accessible guide is ideal for students and teachers of geography, politics, economics, world religions, and world history at all levels, as well as anyone wanting a home reference book to accompany an atlas.

A Guide to Countries of the World Reviews

Review from previous edition Fascinating and eminently useful...this is a handy overview of the world today. * Traveller Magazine *

About Peter Stalker

Peter Stalker is a writer, based in Oxford, who works as a consultant to many UN agencies. He is a former editor of the annual Human Development Report, which is produced by the United Nations Development Programme, and has written several books on international labour migration for the International Labour Organization. His website is at www.pstalker.com.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; CONTENTS; A-Z COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD; SMALLER COUNTRIES; APPENDICES

Additional information

NGR9780199580729
9780199580729
0199580723
A Guide to Countries of the World by Peter Stalker
New
Paperback
Oxford University Press
2010-06-10
432
N/A
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