New edition of this annual bestseller of fascinating facts and figures about the world we live in. The 2012 edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated, revised and expanded with many new features. Full of facts and figures about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business, finance and the economy, transport, tourism and the environment, society, culture and crime - it is a mine of fascinating data that will both inform and entertain.

Review: "'Informative, entertaining and insightful... the fact-lovers Bible' (Reuters) 'A diamond on every page' (Business Life) 'Everything the armchair globetrotter needs to know about the world' (Daily Telegraph)"