Table Of ContentATLAS
4TH EDITION
AT L A S
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First published in Great Britain in 2001 by
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Fourth Edition 2010
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Key to map symbols
ELEVATION DRAINAGE FEATURES
6000m / 19,686ft River
4000m / 13,124ft
Seasonal river
2000m / 6562ft
1000m / 3281ft Canal
500m / 1640ft
250m / 820ft Lake
100m / 328ft
Seasonal lake
0
Below sea level SETTLEMENTS
Mountain
Capital city
Depression
Major town
BORDERS
Minor town
Full international Major port
Disputed de facto COMMUNICATIONS
Territorial claim Major road
Rail
Cease-fire line
International airport
Undefined
State/Province Insight; facts, figures, and
amazing information from
around the world
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Atlas contents
The Political World ..........8-9 The Atlantic Ocean........48-49
The Physical World . . . . . . . .10-11
Time Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13
Atlas Opener.............14-15
Africa 50–51
North & Central Northwest Africa..........52-53
America 16–17 Northeast Africa ..........54-55
West Africa ..............56-57
Western Canada & Alaska...18-19 Central Africa ............58-59
Eastern Canada ...........20-21 Southern Africa ...........60-61
USA: The Northeast........22-23
USA: Central States........24-25
USA: The West ...........26-27
Europe 62–63
USA: The Southwest .......28-29
USA: The Southeast........30-31
Mexico .................32-33 The North Atlantic.........64-65
Central America ..........34-35 Scandinavia & Finland......66-67
The Caribbean............36-37 The Low Countries ........68-69
The British Isles...........70-71
France, Andorra,
South America & Monaco..............72-73
38–39 Spain & Portugal . . . . . . . . . .74-75
Germany &
Northern South America ....40-41 the Alpine States.........76-77
Peru, Bolivia, & North Brazil 42-43 Italy....................78-79
Paraguay, Uruguay, Central Europe ...........80-81
& South Brazil...........44-45 Southeast Europe..........82-83
Southern South America ....46-47 The Mediterranean ........84-85
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Bulgaria & Greece.........86-87 Mainland Southeast Asia..118-119
The Baltic States Maritime Southeast Asia ..120-121
& Belarus ..............88-89
Ukraine, Moldova, The Indian Ocean . . . . . . .122-123
& Romania .............90-91
European Russia ..........92-93
Australasia &
Oceania 124–125
North & West
Asia 94–95 The Southwest Pacific ....126-127
Western Australia .......128-129
Russia & Kazakhstan.......96-97 Eastern Australia ........130-131
Turkey & the Caucasus .....98-99 New Zealand ..........132-133
The Near East
& West Bank..........100-101 The Pacific Ocean.......134-135
Antarctica ................ 136
The Middle East ........102-103
Arctic ................... 137
Central Asia............104-105
Country Factfiles
South & East 138–359
Asia 106–107
See overleaf for contents
Western China
& Mongolia...........108-109 Overseas territories ......360-365
Eastern China & Korea....110-111 International organizations ... 366
Japan.................112-113
South India & Sri Lanka...114-115 Abbreviations ............. 367
North India & Pakistan ...116-117 Index.................368-432
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Factfile contents
A Chad............. 190 Guatemala......... 226
Afghanistan........ 153 Chile............. 191 Guinea ........... 227
Albania ........... 154 China .........192-193 Guinea–Bissau...... 228
Algeria............ 155 Colombia ......... 194 Guyana........... 229
Andorra........... 156 Comoros .......... 195
Angola............ 157 Congo............ 196 H
Antarctica ......... 158 Congo, Dem. Rep. .. 197 Haiti ............. 230
Antigua & Barbuda .. 159 Costa Rica......... 198 Honduras ......... 231
Argentina.......... 160 Côte d’Ivoire . . . . . . . 199 Hungary .......... 232
Armenia .......... 161 Croatia ........... 200 I
Australia ...... 162–163 Cuba............. 201
Austria............ 164 Cyprus............ 202 Iceland ........... 233
Azerbaijan......... 165 Czech Republic..... 203 India ..........234-235
Indonesia.......236-237
B D
Iran .............. 238
Bahamas .......... 166 Denmark.......... 204 Iraq .............. 239
Bahrain ........... 167 Djibouti........... 205
Ireland............ 240
Bangladesh ........ 168 Dominica ......... 206
Israel............. 241
Barbados.......... 169 Dominican Republic. 207
Italy.............. 242
Belarus ........... 170 E
Belgium........... 171 J
East Timor ......... 208
Belize ............ 172 Ecuador........... 209 Jamaica........... 243
Benin............. 173 Egypt............. 210 Japan..........244-245
Bhutan............ 174 El Salvador ........ 211 Jordan ............ 246
Bolivia............ 175
Bosnia Equatorial Guinea... 212 K
Eritrea ............ 213
& Herzegovina .... 176 Kazakhstan ........ 247
Estonia............ 214
Botswana.......... 177 Ethiopia........... 215 Kenya ............ 248
Brazil..........178-179 Kiribati ........... 249
Brunei............ 180 F Korea, North ....... 250
Bulgaria........... 181 Fiji............... 216 Korea, South ....... 251
Burkina ........... 182 Finland ........... 217
Kosovo ........... 252
Burma.....see Myanmar France............ 218
Kuwait............ 253
Burundi........... 183 G Kyrgyzstan......... 254
C Gabon............ 219
L
Cambodia ......... 184 Gambia........... 220
Cameroon......... 185 Georgia........... 221 Laos.............. 255
Canada ........186-187 Germany.......... 222 Latvia ............ 256
Cape Verde ........ 188 Ghana............ 223 Lebanon .......... 257
Central African Greece ........... 224 Lesotho ........... 258
Republic ......... 189 Grenada .......... 225 Liberia............ 259
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Factfile contents
Libya............. 260 Panama........... 295 Sweden........... 329
Liechtenstein....... 261 Papua New Guinea.. 296 Switzerland........ 330
Lithuania.......... 262 Paraguay .......... 297 Syria ............. 331
Luxembourg ....... 263 Peru.............. 298
M Philippines ........ 299 T
Macedonia ........ 264 Poland............ 300 Taiwan............ 332
Madagascar........ 265 Portugal........... 301 Tajikistan.......... 333
Malawi ........... 266 Q Tanzania .......... 334
Malaysia .......... 267 Qatar............. 302 Thailand .......... 335
Maldives .......... 268
Mali.............. 269 R Togo ............. 336
Tonga ............ 337
Malta............. 270 Romania .......... 303
Marshall Islands .... 271 Russian Trinidad & Tobago... 338
Mauritania......... 272 Federation.....304-305 Tunisia............ 339
Mauritius.......... 273 Rwanda........... 306 Turkey............ 340
Mexico ........... 274 S Turkmenistan....... 341
Micronesia ........ 275
Moldova .......... 276 St. Kitts & Nevis .... 307 Tuvalu............ 342
Monaco........... 277 St. Lucia .......... 308 U
Mongolia.......... 278 St. Vincent & the Uganda........... 343
Montenegro........ 279 Grenadines ....... 309
Ukraine........... 344
Morocco .......... 280 Samoa............ 310
Mozambique....... 281 San Marino ........ 311 United Arab Emirates. 345
Myanmar (Burma) ... 282 São Tomé & Príncipe. 312 United Kingdom .346-347
Saudi Arabia ....... 313 United States....348-350
N
Senegal ........... 314 Uruguay .......... 351
Namibia .......... 283
Nauru ............ 284 Serbia ............ 315 Uzbekistan ........ 352
Seychelles......... 316
Nepal ............ 285 Sierra Leone ....... 317 V
Netherlands........ 286
New Zealand ...... 287 Singapore ......... 318 Vanuatu........... 353
Nicaragua ......... 288 Slovakia........... 319 Vatican City........ 354
Niger............. 289 Slovenia .......... 320 Venezuela......... 355
Nigeria ........... 290 Solomon Islands .... 321 Vietnam........... 356
Norway........... 291 Somalia........... 322
South Africa........ 323 Y
O
Spain............. 324 Yemen............ 357
Oman ............ 292
Sri Lanka.......... 325
P Sudan ............ 326 Z
Pakistan........... 293 Suriname.......... 327 Zambia ........... 358
Palau............. 294 Swaziland ......... 328 Zimbabwe......... 359
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The Political World
A B C D
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4 MOZAMBIQUE I N D I A N AUSTRALIA
KEY TO NUMBERS SOUTH SWAZILAND
1. Germany AFRICA LESOTHO O C E A N
2. Liechtenstein
3. Czech Republic
4. Austria
5. Slovakia French Southern
67.. SHlouvnegnariay & Antarc(Ftirca nTecer)ritories
8. Croatia
9. Bosnia & Herzegovina
10. Serbia
5 11. Montenegro
12. Kosovo (disputed) S O U T H E R N O C E A N
13. San Marino
14. Vatican City
ANTARCTICA
A B C D
