A 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings; a cumulative index; and Web resources.

Includes index.

v. 1. A-B, Afghanistan to Burundi / -- v. 2. C-F, Cambodia to French Polynesia / -- v. 3. G-J, Gabon to Jordan / -- v. 4. K-N,Kazakhstan to Norway / -- v. 5. O-S, Oman to Syria / -- v. 6. T-Z, Tahiti to Zimbabwe / -- v. 7. People on the move settling the world's regions, index /