The Economist Pocket World in Figures 2016 - The Economist

The 25th annual edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated revised and expanded with many new features including a section exploring the huge global changes since its inception in 1991. Full of facts and figures about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography population and demographics business finance and the economy transport tourism and the environment society culture and crime - it is a mine of fascinating data that will both inform and entertain. Where else would you discover in a single volume that: *A Big Mac in Israel will cost you twice as much as one in South Africa. *Qatar has the most obese adult population in the world. *Rwanda Bolivia and Cuba have the highest proportions of women in parliament. *The world's tallest building the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is more than twice the height of the Empire State Building in New York. *The US space budget is more than six times that of its nearest rival China. With rankings on more than 200 topics data on more than 190 countries detailed profiles of more than sixty-five of the world's major economies and special profiles on the Eurozone and the world Pocket World in Figures is always eagerly awaited by its many thousands of fans. No-one who wants to be well-informed can afford to be without this new edition.

TITLE: The Economist Pocket World in Figures 2016

AUTHOR: The Economist

SKU: 9781781254479

PUBLISHER: Profile Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 27/08/2015

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 256

BINDING: Hardback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 103 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm

WEIGHT: 267 gr