Compact World Atlas: A Practical Companion to the World Today

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A PRACTICAL COMPANION TO THE WORLD TODAY
Previously published as Compact Atlas of the World

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FOR THE SIXTH EDITION
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ART DIRECTOR
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First American edition 2001
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Reprinted with revisions 2002. Second edition 2003. Reprinted with revisions 2004.
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Key to map symbols
Physical features Borders Names
Elevation Full international border Physical features
Andes
6000m/19,686ft Disputed de facto border
4000m/13,124ft Territorial claim border Sahara Landscape features
3000m/9843ft
Ardennes
Cease-fire line
2000m/6562ft
1,000m/3281ft Undefined boundary Land's End Headland
500m/1640ft Mont Blanc Elevation/volcano/pass
Internal administrative 4,807m
250m/820ft
boundary
Blue Nile River/canal/waterfall
0
Below sea level Communications Ross Ice Shelf Ice feature
PACIFIC
Major road OCEAN
Mountain
Sea features
Minor road Sulu Sea
Depression
Railway Palk Strait
Volcano
International airport Chile Rise Undersea feature
Pass/tunnel
Settlements Regions
Sandy desert
FRANCE Country
Above 500,000
BERMUDA Dependent territory
Drainage features
(to UK)
100,000 to 500,000
KANSAS Administrative region
Major perennial river
50,000 to 100,000
Dordogne Cultural region
Minor perennial river
Below 50,000
Seasonal river Settlements
National capital
PARIS Capital city
Canal
Internal administrative SAN JUAN Dependent territory
Waterfall capital capital city
Chicago
Perennial lake
Miscellaneous features Kettering Other settlements
Seasonal lake Burke
Site of interest
Wetland
Ancient wall
Inset map symbols
Urban area
Ice features Graticule features
City
Permanent ice cap/ice shelf Line of latitude/longitude/
Equator
Park
Winter limit of pack ice Tropic/Polar circle
Place of interest
Degrees of latitude/
Summer limit of pack ice
longitude Suburb/district
WORLD
South America
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Western South America ..............................38-39
Galápagos Islands
Brazil .....................................................................40-41
Contents Southern South America .............................42-43
The Atlantic Ocean .......................................44-45
The Political World ..........................................6-7
The Physical World ..........................................8-9
Africa
Standard Time Zones .......................................10

Africa ....................................................................46-47
The World’s Regions Northwest Africa ............................................48-49
Northeast Africa .............................................50-51

West Africa .........................................................52-53
North &
Central Africa ...................................................54-55
Central America
Sao Tome & Principe
Southern Africa ...............................................56-57
North & Central America ........................12-13
Western Canada & Alaska .........................14-15
Europe
Eastern Canada .................................................16-17
USA: The Northeast ......................................18-19
USA: The Southeast .......................................20-21 Europe ..................................................................58-59
Bermuda The North Atlantic ........................................60-61
USA: Central States ........................................22-23 Scandinavia & Finland ................................62-63
USA: The West .................................................24-25 The Low Countries ........................................64-65
Los Angeles & Hawaii
The British Isles ...............................................66-67
USA: The Southwest .....................................26-27 London
Mexico ..................................................................28-29 France, Andorra, & Monaco ....................68-69
Central America ...............................................30-31 Paris, Andorra, & Monaco
The Caribbean ..................................................32-33 Spain & Portugal..............................................70-71
Jamaica, St. Lucia, & Barbados Azores & Gibraltar
4
Germany & the Alpine States ...................72-73 North India, Pakistan,
Liechtenstein & Bangladesh ....................................112-113
Italy .......................................................................74-75 Mainland Southeast Asia ........................114-115
San Marino & Vatican City
Maritime Southeast Asia .........................116-117
Central Europe ..................................................76-77 Singapore
Southeast Europe ............................................78-79
Bosnia & Herzegovina
The Indian Ocean .......................................118-119
The Mediterranean ........................................80-81
Malta & Cyprus
Bulgaria & Greece .........................................82-83 Australasia
The Baltic States & Belarus .......................84-85 & Oceania
Ukraine, Moldova,& Romania ................86-87
European Russia ..............................................88-89
Australasia & Oceania ..........................120-121
The Southwest Pacific .............................122-123
North & Western Australia .......................................124-125
West Asia Eastern Australia .........................................126-127
Sydney
New Zealand ................................................128-129
North & West Asia ......................................90-91
Russia & Kazakhstan .....................................92-93 The Pacific Ocean .....................................130-131
Turkey & the Caucasus ...............................94-95
The Near East ...................................................96-97 Antarctica ................................................................132
West Bank
The Middle East ..............................................98-99 The Arctic Ocean ...............................................133
Central Asia ..................................................100-101
Index –
South & East Asia
Gazetteer
South & East Asia ....................................102-103
Western China & Mongolia .................104-105 Countries Factfile .......................................134-150
Eastern China & Korea ...........................106-107 Overseas Territories
Hong Kong & Dependencies .........................................150-151
Japan ................................................................108-109
Geographical Comparisons ..................152-153
Tokyo & Nansei-Shoto
South India & Sri Lanka ..........................110-111 Index ................................................................154-192

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The Political World
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Severnaya Zemlya
Franz Josef Land
SVALBARD New Siberian Islands
(to Norway)
1 Novaya Zemlya
JAN MAYEN
(to Norway)
ICELAND N
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FA(RtoO DEe InSmLAarNk)DSNORWAY SWED FINLAND R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N
EST. E u r o p e a n
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UNITED
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MONACO CRO. SERBIA
(to APzoortruesgal) PORT.ASNDPOARRIAN VAT. CSII.TMYT.ALBM.&YOHNA..LB. MKOBAUSC.LEGD.. TURAKRMEGEENYOIARGIA AAZZE.RB. TURKMEUNZ.BEK. KYRTGA.JIKISTAN N. KOREA JAPAN
GIBRALTAR (to UK) GREECE C H I N A S. KOREA
SYRIA
(to PMoratudgeiarla) OROCCO TUNISIA MALTA CYIPSRRAUESL LEBAINROANQ I R A N AFGH. AN NEPAL BHUTAN
Ca(ntaoWr SyE pSI(aTsdilEnaiRsn)pNdu sStAedH)ARA M AALGERIA L I B Y A EGYPT JORDABNAHQRAATIANRKUWUA.AI.TE. P A KIST BANGLADESH LAOS TAIWANR(toy uJakpyaun I)slands
3 AVCSEGACRUPEDIESNNE(ItSGEEoIAARO S-MRNBt AI HBISSIS eAL SALlEA(eCUEINnNVLÔOEaIDOTBG)NREEAEMYR LDG IACUA’IUOVINRIOATESAIAASNIRTOE) T G O HBMMUAETRNF AOK&AAIGS P(NOtLORo AI CANIa nCEbgQIiBPnoN.EE ldNGaNIa)UGINIINEGGER ACAEIAB AMOERRONONA CCNONCGGHO O.AADLCADE.ORMN..RSGSESUOUOP.DEUDRUATIAGTHTNARARBWNNNEUDZDAARAKJEMAIUNNBETINADONLHDAUYAITIAWIOIPAI SSACRYAOOEAMMMUASLIEOEBA DNYRICOAIHSES(LtooLc EYoOSteMrmAaNeA(tnog) aMleagua rLI(isMttalioaucIA nscIsLlnad)aDdsdniIiVvdaesE)S OIBCRENIAT(NItSo HDT CUE IORNKSCRID)RIOTIIAS AOL N((ARKtYNNoEI SEsKIiA(IlcnLANtaoInodnNGIb idCsdIaaGAalnHrs)a)MmPd RnIO(iSYaBIdaSRLnUAs)T(AEtRNMoNMM ADAAASSu )TRIsSHtLrAAaMlCNIi.aADIA)MVIEBLTB.NNAAR(M dSIUSPiYLNsRpAEASuD(NITPdAIItDSLAeiSALsYdSRHpA)AMuNOPCtODeHERdSLIE)L &NIPPIENEEASSST NTPMIOAM(IGRAIStLOo(TLURtA RHAoIUAAU NEAMUSNRD)SNAS)MICPNGRAOUEPWNINUEEASAIA
ST H(tEoL EUNKA) NAMIBIABOZATMSB.ZIAIMB.MOZAMBIQUE MADAGASCAR MAYORTETUMEN A(ItUOo RNFI rT(atIonU cSFer)ance) (to Australia) CAR(TtIoE RA IuSsLtAraNliDaS)

4 A T L A N T I C SWAZILAND I N D I A N A U S T R A L I A
LESOTHO
O C E A N SOUTH O C E A N
AFRICA
TRISTAN DA CUNHA
(to UK)
Gough Island
(to Tristan da Cunha) Tasmania
Global features Prince(t Eo dSwouartdh IAsflraincdas) &F ARNENTAC(tRoH CF STrOaInCUc TLe)HANERDNS
(cid:59)(cid:86)(cid:91)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:85)(cid:92)(cid:84)(cid:73)(cid:76)(cid:89)
(cid:86)(cid:77)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:91)(cid:89)(cid:80)(cid:76)(cid:90)(cid:33) HEARD & MCDONALD ISLANDS
196 (to Australia)
(cid:51)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:78)(cid:76)(cid:90)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:91)(cid:89)(cid:96)(cid:33) Russian Continental Key
Federation 6,592,735 sq miles POLITICAL STATUS:
5 (17,075,200 sq km) NAmorethri c&a Central Europe Eg. MEXICO: independent state
Eg. FAEROE ISLANDS (to Denmark): self-governing territory, with
(cid:58)(cid:84)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:83)(cid:76)(cid:90)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:86)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:91)(cid:89)(cid:96)(cid:33) South America Asia parent state indicated
Vatican City 0.17 sq miles Australasia Eg. Andaman Islands (to India): non self-governing territory, with
(0.44 sq km) Africa & Oceania parent stated indicated
(cid:42)(cid:86)(cid:92)(cid:85)(cid:91)(cid:89)(cid:96)(cid:3)(cid:94)(cid:80)(cid:91)(cid:79)(cid:3)(cid:84)(cid:86)(cid:90)(cid:91)
(cid:80)(cid:85)(cid:91)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:80)(cid:86)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:83)(cid:3)(cid:73)(cid:86)(cid:89)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:89)(cid:90)(cid:33) A N T A R C T I C A
China 14 / Russ. Fed. 14
A B C D
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E F G H
A R C T I C
O C E A N Queen Elizabeth Islands GREENLAND
(to Denmark)
1
Baffin Island
Arctic Circle
Alaska
(to US)
C A N A D A
Aleutian Islands (to US)
Kuril Islands
(to Russ. Fed.)
2
ST PIERRE
& MIQUELON
(to France)
P A C I F I C
U N I T E D S T A T E S A T L A N T I C
O C E A N O F A M E R I C A
O C E A N
BERMUDA
(to UK)
PUERTO RICO (to US)
MIDW(AtoY UISSL)ANDS (tGou Madeexliucpoe) M TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDDSO (Mto. URKE)P . BRITISVHIR VGIIRNG IISNL AISNLADNS D(tSo (UtoS U)K)
EX CAYMAN IS(LtoA UNDKS) BAHTHAMEAS ANSGTU KILITLTAS ( &to N UEKV)IS Tropic of Cancer
I HONDURAS ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
WAK(tEo IUSLSA)ND H(toa wUaSii) R(etvoI isMlllaaengxdiigsceod)o CO BELIZE JANMCAUAVBIACASASA I. HAITI MGDOUONAMTDISNEELIRCORAUAPTE ( t(oto U FKra)nce)
MISALRASNHDASL L W(toA LFLraISn &ce F)UTUNAJOHKNINSTGOMNA ANT ROELELF ( t(oto U USS)) (tCo LFIPrePnEcRhT OPNol IySnLeAsNiaD) GUAELT ESNAMLICACVOAALSDARTOAARG RUICAA ((ttoo A UNRSeU)tBhA.) VE(CtNUoE RNZAeUÇthAE.OL) A GSRTE BNVAIANSRMDTCB AALAEUNRDTCTOII NS&AI TQHUEE G(tRoE FNrAanDcINe)ES 3
BAKER & PALMYRA ATOLL (to US) PANAMA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
NAURU HI(StoOL AWUNSLD)ASND J(AtoR UVISS) ISLAND Ga(látop aEgcousa Idsolar)nds COLOMBIA F(tRo EFNraCnHce )GUIANA Equator
GUYANA
K I R I B A T I ECUADOR SURINAME
SOLOMON TUVALU TOKELAU P B R A Z I L
ISLANDS (to NZ) E
COOK R
I(StLoA NNZD)S U
VANUATU BOLIVIA
NEW
C(AtoL EFDraOncNeI)A FIJI FREN(CtoH F PrOanLcYeN)ESIA PARAGUAY Tropic of Capricorn
C(tOo RAAuLs tSrEaAli aIS)LANDS TOSANMGOAA ANMIEUREI C(tAoN NZ) San( tFoe lCixh iIlsel)and 4
L(toor dA uHsN(ottwroOa eRAl iFIuaOs)slLtarKna dlIiSaL)AND K(teor NmZad)ecS( tAIosM lUaOnSA)d PHDI(StIoUELT NACCUNIADEKIED R)&RSN SOO,ENN,O East(etor ICshlainled) S(taol aC yh iGleo)Jmueazn F(Setraon(n taC IoAns hCldmialehnebzi)dr lIeos)sliaandCHILE NTINA URUGUAY
NEW E
ZEALAND G
R
Chatham Island P A C I F I C A
(to NZ)
Bounty Island O C E A N
Cam(ptboe Nll ZIs)land (to NZ) FALKL(AtoN DU KIS)LANDS
Macquarie Island (to Australia) CHILE
ABBREVIATIONS: AFGH. Afghanistan, ALB. Albania, AUT. Austria, MACED. Macedonia, MOLD. Moldova, MON. Montenegro, SOUTH GEORGIA &
AZ. or AZERB. Azerbaijan, BELG. Belgium, BELA. Belarus, NETH. Netherlands, PORT. Portugal, ROM. Romania, SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
B.&H. Bosnia & Herzegovina, BOTS. Botswana, BULG. Bulgaria, RUSS. FED. Russian Federation, S.M. San Marino, (to UK) 5
CAMB. Cambodia, C.A.R. Central African Republic, CRO. Croatia, SLVK. Slovakia, SLVN. Slovenia, SWITZ. Switzerland,
CZ. REP. Czech Republic, DOM. REP. Dominican Republic, EST. Estonia, THAI. Thailand, TURKMEN. Turkmenistan,
HUNG. Hungary, KOS. Kosovo, KYRG. Kyrgyzstan, LAT. Latvia, U.A.E. United Arab Emirates, UZBEK. Uzbekistan,
LIECH. Liechtenstein, LITH. Lithuania, LUX. Luxembourg, VAT. CITY Vatican City, ZIMB. Zimbabwe. Antarctic Circle
ANTARCTICA
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The Physical World
A B C D
Limit of summer pack ice Spitsbergen Franz Josef SZeevmelrynaaya
Land New Siberian
Islands
GreSenealand Limit of winter pack ice NZeomvalyyaa Laptev Sea
1 Barents Kara
DenmarIkc eSltarnadit NorSweeagian ndin a v ia Sea s Sea West Yenisey SiberCiaenn tPralalteau Lena Khrebet
BIrsilteissh NSoerath Sca BNalt aiecS orth E uropean Plain Volga Mountain SiPbleariinaOnb’ S i b e Lakre Baikali a ChersOkSokgehoa o otsfk
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S o he
Kerguelen ast Indian R i d g e
Limit of winter pack ice
5 South Indian Basin
S O U T H E R N O C E A N
Limit of summer pack ice
A N T A R C T I C A
A B C D
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