Collins Concise Atlas of the World

Designed for everyday use, this updated atlas shows all the newly independent nations. It includes cartographic presentation of all countries and regions. An illustrated section covers essential geographic topics such as the structure of the Earth, climate, vegetation, population and energy. The information on the nations of the world features areas, populations, capital cities, languages and currencies. There is an index of 30,000 place-names with latitudes and longitudes.