Search

A nine-volume encyclopedia that presents profiles of 192 countries of the world, arranged alphabetically from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Presents profiles of fourteen countries worldwide, each with information in thirty-three categories, including location and size, population, religions, economy, health, and housing, a list of famous citizens, and a bibliography; arranged alphabetically from Uganda to Zimbabwe, with a comprehensive index.

This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, from their earliest civilizations to the present day.

This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, from their earliest civilizations to the present day.

This comprehensive volume surveys France's assorted regions, its renowned traditions, the individuals and peoples that have led it to greatness, and the struggles and successes of its past and present.

This all-encompassing volume profiles Germany from antiquity to the present day, examining its layered past, including its transition from a world power to a divided state and the major economic strides it has made since unification.

Readers will follow Italys trajectory from a land of disparate barbarian kingdoms to a republic, discovering along the way the glories of the Medici period, the factors influencing Italys development into one of the worlds most industrialized countries, and the diverse society that makes up its population.

Contains over two hundred articles that examine the history, economy, society, culture, and politics of the world's countries and dependencies, providing information in more than forty categories, and features an in-depth look at the United Nations system and the organization's related agencies.