The Times Atlas of the World: Family Edition - Tapa dura

Thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate the latest political and geographical changes, this valuable reference features more than one hundred pages of full-color national, city, and physical maps; complete political and geographical data for all nations; and a comprehensive index. 15,000 first printing.

the-art digital mapping produced using the Bartholomew Geomaster System -- maps are sharper, boundaries are more accurate than ever possible before
-- 96 pages of up-to-date reference maps offer extended coverage of the Americas and other key areas across the globe
-- 45,000-entry index -- 50 percent larger than previous editions
-- Plans of forty-six of the world's greatest cities
-- "Guide to States and Territories" -- flags and the essential facts -- form of government, area, population, and more -- for every nation
-- Two-page spreads offer a topographical view of every continent
-- Detailed maps of population, earthquakes and volcanoes, climate, vegetation, and energy