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The World Book encyclopedia of people and places. / People and places. - Second edition. - Chicago : World Book, ©2013. - 7 volumes; colour illustrations; 29 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and 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.

"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 of each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings; a cumulative index; and Web resources" -- provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780716637608 (set) 071663760X (set)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.--Juvenile literature.
Geography--encyclopedias. --Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: AE5 / .W563 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 030