ATLAS 4TH EDITION ATLAS LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI 2 LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI FOR THE FOURTH EDITION Cartographic Manager David Roberts Senior Cartographic Editor Simon Mumford Cartographers Paul Eames, Encompass Graphics Limited Designers Nimbus Design Editors Ben Hoare, Margaret Parrish, Cambridge International Reference on Current Affairs (CIRCA) 3D Globes Planetary Visions Ltd., London Systems Co-ordinator Philip Rowles Production Imogen Boase Art Director Bryn Walls Publisher Jonathan Metcalf Associate Publisher Liz Wheeler FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS Cartographic Director Andrew Heritage Cartography Roger Bullen, Rob Stokes, Iorwerth Watkins Project Editor Sam Atkinson Art Editor Karen Gregory First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Dorling Kindersley Limited, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL A Penguin Company Fourth Edition 2010 Previously published as the Ultimate Pocket Book of the World Atlas & Factfile Copyright © 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. 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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-4053-5039-6 Printed and bound in Singapore by Star Standard Discover more at www.dk.com 3 Key to map symbols ELEVATION DRAINAGE FEATURES 6000m / 19,686ft River 4000m / 13,124ft Seasonal river 2000m / 6562ft 1000m / 3281ft Canal 500m / 1640ft 250m / 820ft Lake 100m / 328ft Seasonal lake 0 Below sea level SETTLEMENTS Mountain Capital city Depression Major town BORDERS Minor town Full international Major port Disputed de facto COMMUNICATIONS Territorial claim Major road Cease-fire line Rail International airport Undefined State/Province Insight; facts, figures, and amazing information from around the world 4 Atlas contents The Political World ..........8-9 The Atlantic Ocean ........48-49 The Physical World . .10-11 Time Zones . .12-13 Atlas Opener .............14-15 Africa 50–51 North & Central Northwest Africa ..........52-53 America 16–17 Northeast Africa ..........54-55 West Africa ..............56-57 Western Canada & Alaska . .18-19 Central Africa ............58-59 Eastern Canada ...........20-21 Southern Africa ...........60-61 USA: The Northeast........22-23 USA: Central States ........24-25 USA: The West ...........26-27 Europe 62–63 USA: The Southwest .......28-29 USA: The Southeast ........30-31 Mexico .................32-33 The North Atlantic.........64-65 Central America ..........34-35 Scandinavia & Finland......66-67 The Caribbean............36-37 The Low Countries ........68-69 The British Isles ...........70-71 France, Andorra, South America & Monaco..............72-73 38–39 Spain & Portugal . .74-75 Germany & Northern South America ....40-41 the Alpine States .........76-77 Peru, Bolivia, & North Brazil 42-43 Italy....................78-79 Paraguay, Uruguay, Central Europe ...........80-81 & South Brazil...........44-45 Southeast Europe..........82-83 Southern South America ....46-47 The Mediterranean ........84-85 5 Atlas contents Bulgaria & Greece.........86-87 Mainland Southeast Asia . .118-119 The Baltic States Maritime Southeast Asia . .120-121 & Belarus ..............88-89 Ukraine, Moldova, The Indian Ocean . .122-123 & Romania .............90-91 European Russia ..........92-93 Australasia & Oceania 124–125 North & West Asia 94–95 The Southwest Pacific ....126-127 Western Australia .......128-129 Russia & Kazakhstan .......96-97 Eastern Australia ........130-131 Turkey & the Caucasus .....98-99 New Zealand ..........132-133 The Near East & West Bank ..........100-101 The Pacific Ocean .......134-135 The Middle East ........102-103 Antarctica ................136 Arctic ................... 137 Central Asia............104-105 Country Factfiles South & East 138–359 Asia 106–107 See overleaf for contents Western China & Mongolia...........108-109 Overseas territories ......360-365 Eastern China & Korea....110-111 International organizations . 366 Japan.................112-113 South India & Sri Lanka. .114-115 Abbreviations ............. 367 North India & Pakistan . .116-117 Index.................368-432 6 Factfile contents A Chad............. 190 Guatemala.........226 Afghanistan ........ 153 Chile............. 191 Guinea ...........227 Albania ........... 154 China .........192-193 Guinea–Bissau...... 228 Algeria............155 Colombia .........194 Guyana........... 229 Andorra........... 156 Comoros ..........195 Angola............ 157 Congo ............ 196 H Antarctica .........158 Congo, Dem. Rep. 197 Haiti .............230 Antigua & Barbuda . 159 Costa Rica.........198 Honduras ......... 231 Argentina..........160 Côte d’Ivoire . 199 Hungary .......... 232 Croatia ...........200 Armenia ..........161 I Australia ...... 162–163 Cuba............. 201 Iceland ...........233 Austria............ 164 Cyprus............202 Azerbaijan.........165 Czech Republic..... 203 India ..........234-235 Indonesia.......236-237 B D Iran ..............238 Denmark.......... 204 Bahamas .......... 166 Iraq ..............239 Djibouti........... 205 Bahrain ........... 167 Ireland............240 Bangladesh ........ 168 Dominica .........206 Israel............. 241 Barbados .......... 169 Dominican Republic . 207 Italy..............242 Belarus ...........170 E Belgium...........171 East Timor ......... 208 J Belize ............172 Ecuador........... 209 Jamaica ........... 243 Benin............. 173 Egypt ............. 210 Japan..........244-245 Bhutan............ 174 El Salvador ........ 211 Jordan ............ 246 Bolivia............175 Equatorial Guinea . 212 Bosnia Eritrea ............ 213 K & Herzegovina .... 176 Estonia............214 Kazakhstan ........ 247 Botswana..........177 Ethiopia...........215 Kenya ............248 Brazil..........178-179 Kiribati ...........249 Brunei ............ 180 F Korea, North ....... 250 Bulgaria...........181 Fiji...............216 Korea, South ....... 251 Burkina ...........182 Finland ........... 217 Kosovo ...........252 Burma.....see Myanmar France ............ 218 Kuwait............253 Burundi ........... 183 G Kyrgyzstan......... 254 C Gabon............ 219 Cambodia ......... 184 Gambia........... 220 L Cameroon......... 185 Georgia........... 221 Laos.............. 255 Canada ........186-187 Germany.......... 222 Latvia ............256 Cape Verde ........ 188 Ghana ............ 223 Lebanon .......... 257 Central African Greece ........... 224 Lesotho ...........258 Republic ......... 189 Grenada .......... 225 Liberia............259 7 Factfile contents Libya............. 260 Panama ........... 295 Sweden ........... 329 Liechtenstein....... 261 Papua New Guinea . 296 Switzerland........ 330 Lithuania .......... 262 Paraguay .......... 297 Syria .............331 Luxembourg ....... 263 Peru..............298 M Philippines ........299 T Macedonia ........ 264 Poland............ 300 Taiwan............332 Madagascar........ 265 Portugal........... 301 Tajikistan .......... 333 Malawi ...........266 Q Tanzania .......... 334 Malaysia ..........267 Qatar.............302 Thailand .......... 335 Maldives ..........268 Togo ............. 336 Mali..............269 R Tonga ............ 337 Malta.............270 Romania ..........303 Marshall Islands .... 271 Russian Trinidad & Tobago. 338 Mauritania.........272 Federation .....304-305 Tunisia............ 339 Mauritius.......... 273 Rwanda ........... 306 Turkey ............ 340 Mexico ...........274 S Turkmenistan....... 341 Micronesia ........ 275 Tuvalu............ 342 Moldova ..........276 St. Kitts & Nevis .... 307 Monaco........... 277 St. Lucia .......... 308 U St. Vincent & the Mongolia.......... 278 Uganda ........... 343 Montenegro........ 279 Grenadines ....... 309 Ukraine........... 344 Morocco .......... 280 Samoa............ 310 Mozambique....... 281 San Marino ........ 311 United Arab Emirates. 345 Myanmar (Burma) . 282 São Tomé & Príncipe. 312 United Kingdom . 346-347 N Saudi Arabia ....... 313 United States . 348-350 Senegal ........... 314 Uruguay .......... 351 Namibia ..........283 Serbia ............315 Nauru ............284 Uzbekistan ........ 352 Seychelles ......... 316 Nepal ............ 285 V Netherlands........ 286 Sierra Leone ....... 317 New Zealand ...... 287 Singapore ......... 318 Vanuatu........... 353 Nicaragua ......... 288 Slovakia........... 319 Vatican City........ 354 Niger.............289 Slovenia .......... 320 Venezuela ......... 355 Nigeria ...........290 Solomon Islands .... 321 Vietnam...........356 Norway........... 291 Somalia........... 322 South Africa........ 323 Y O Spain............. 324 Yemen ............ 357 Oman ............292 Sri Lanka .......... 325 P Sudan ............ 326 Z Pakistan ........... 293 Suriname..........327 Zambia ...........358 Palau ............. 294 Swaziland ......... 328 Zimbabwe......... 359 8 The Political World ABCD Svalbard Severnaya Zemlya (Norway) Franz Josef Land New Siberian Islands Novaya Zemlya 1 Jan Mayen (Norway) FINLAND ICELAND N E DENMARK D NORWAYE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Faeroe Islands W (Denmark) S ESTONIA UNITED LATVIA IRELAND KINGDOM LITHUANIA BELARUS NETH. 1 POLAND BELGIUM 3 UKRAINE 2 5 MOLDOVA KAZAKHSTAN LUXEMBOURG 4 6 MONGOLIA SWITZERLAND ROMANIA 2 FRANCE 7 8 GEORGIA 13 9 10 UZBEKISTAN ANDORRA 11 12BULGARIA SPAIN 14 ALB. ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN KYRGZSTAN N. KOREA PORTUGAL MONACO ITALY