The World Book

A whirlwind tour of the entire globe, this beautifully illustrated atlas is jam-packed with facts about every country in the world, perfect for readers 8+.

Where would you like to visit next? Take a tour of every single country in the world within the pages of The World Book. Featuring a special diecut globe cover, this book is packed with facts, stats and flags - explore different cultures and the best things to see, do and taste on this planet. Find out how to say 'good morning' in Maltese, the most popular dishes in Colombian cuisine, and where you can see over 60 species of hummingbird. Seek out the tallest mountain, the longest river, and everything in between.

Introduction

World Map

NORTH AMERICA

USA

Canada

Mexico

Guatemala

Belize

El Salvador

Honduras

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

Bahamas

Cuba

Jamaica

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Antigua and Barbuda

Dominica

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Grenada

Barbados

Trinidad and Tobago

SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia

Venezuela

Guyana

Suriname

Ecuador

Brazil

Peru

Chile

Bolivia

Paraguay

Argentina

Uruguay

EUROPE

Iceland

Ireland

England

Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

France

Andorra

Monaco

Luxembourg

Lichtenstein

Netherlands

Belgium

Germany

Austria

Switzerland

Italy

San Marino

Vatican City

Spain

Portugal

Greece

Cyprus

Malta

Slovenia

Croatia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Serbia

Montenegro

Kosovo

Albania

North Macedonia

Bulgaria

Romania

Poland

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Hungary

Ukraine

Moldova

Belarus

Lithuania

Latvia

Estonia

Russia

Finland

Denmark

Norway

Sweden

AFRICA

Mauritania

Morocco

Algeria

Tunisia

Libya

Sudan

Egypt

Eritrea

Djibouti

Ethiopia

Somalia

Tanzania

Kenya

Burundi

Rwanda

Uganda

South Sudan

Chad

Central African Republic

DRC Congo

Angola

Republic of Congo

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Cameroon

Mali

Niger

Nigeria

Benin

Togo

Ghana

Burkina Faso

Cote d’Ivoire

Liberia

Sierra Leone

Guinea

The Gambia

Guinea-Bissau

Senegal

Sao Tome and Principe

Cabo Verde

Malawi

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Eswatini

Lesotho

Namibia

Botswana

South Africa

Madagascar

Mauritius

Comoros

Seychelles

ASIA

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

North Korea

South Korea

China

Taiwan

Mongolia

Japan

India

Pakistan

Nepal

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

The Maldives

Myanmar

Laos

Thailand

Vietnam

Cambodia

Malaysia

Singapore

Brunei

Timor-Leste

Indonesia

Philippines

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Turkey

Iran

Iraq

Kuwait

Bahrain

Qatar

Oman

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Saudi Arabia

Jordan

Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Lebanon

Syria

OCEANIA

Australia

Papua New Guinea

Fiji

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Kiribati

Nauru

The Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Palau

Tuvalu

Samoa

Tonga

New Zealand

Antarctica, Dependencies and Other Territories

Glossary