num_pages: 624
description: “A highly recommended reference book that gives readers a unique opportunity to see what the world looks like ‘from the South.’”—WorldViews Resource Center, Michigan “An impressive reference source.”— The Times (London) Drawing on United Nations’ and other mainstream data, The World Guide includes all the facts, history, and political and economic analysis you would find in a conventional reference work. But it is unique in also offering information on the issues central to the lives of people in the Southern Hemisphere, such as child health, literacy, maternal mortality, and land use. The World Guide is written by the Third World Institute in Uruguay, using research from across the countries of the South. With a clear, country-by-country format, it is the most accessible work of reference for specific country studies, comparative studies, and travel research. Key features 
language: English
title: The World Guide, 11th edition: Global reference, country by country
titlecomplete: The World Guide, 11th edition: Global reference, country by country
ratings_count: 2
publisher: New Internationalist