This completely updated The Orient BlackSwan World Atlas (Third Mini Edition) is an essential and indispensable global guide. The cartography involved in its planning and preparation combines elegant design with meticulous accuracy of detail. It provides extensive coverage of the regions of the world together with essentials facts. This handy atlas features detailed maps of the continents and countries, highlights city and town names and displays physical features and transport routes. It includes a timezone chart and a map depicting international communications networks and tourist attractions. Comprehensive key statistics of the world and a clear easy to use alphanumeric index of over 7000 place names and names of geographical features such as mountains, lakes and rivers make this atlas an invaluable resource book.