Users of this resource will discover how the nations and territories of the Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa became what they are today through a study of their geography and their people, ancient and modern works of art, economies, and history. In addition, World and Its Peoples: Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa offers plentiful maps detailing geographical features, and centers of industry and transportation.

Countries and territories covered:

SCOPE Coverage includes information on 37 countries and territories. Incorporates every conceivable focus of interest from holidays to health care, national anthems to gross national product, natural resources, ethnic groups, voting age, performing arts, provincial capitals, leaders of the past and present, native plants and animals, and far more. Newly commissioned political and geophysical maps represent past and present realities.

BENEFITS In one incomparably rich and varied reference work can be found the detailed facts, the geographical and historical context, and the visual resources needed to place this part of the world and its peoples in perspective.