Presents an atlas of current affairs that reflects developments in political geography and international relations. Including detailed thematic maps, this collection of maps and data, with its emphasis on currency, is particularly useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.

"The Student Atlas of World Politics, 6/E" is an attractive atlas of current affairs that reflects recent developments in political geography and international relations. The sixth edition has an expanded format and includes enlarged and detailed thematic maps. This collection of maps and data, with its emphasis on currency, is particularly useful for exploring the concept of geopolitics and the crucial relationships between geography and world politics.

PART I. THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Map 1. World Political Boundaries
Map 2. World Climates
Map 3. World Topography
Map 4. World Ecological Regions
Map 5. Natural Hazards
Map 6. World Land Use
Map 7. World Population Density
Map 8. World Religions
Map 9. World Languages
Map 10. Migrations since 1500
PART II. STATES: THE GEOGRAPHY OF POLITICS AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS
Map 11. Political Boundary Types
Map 12. Political Systems
Map 13. Unitary and Federal States
Map 14. Sovereign States: Duration of Independence
Map 15. European Boundaries, 1914-1948
Map 16. An Age of Bi-Polarity: The Cold War ca. 1970
Map 17. Political Realms: Regional Changes, 1945-2003
Map 18. The Geopolitical World at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Map 19. Europe: Political Changes 1989-2003
Map 20. Territorial Changes: The Middle East, 1918-Present
Map 21. Africa: Colonialism to Independence, 1910-2000
Map 22. South Africa: Black Homelands and Post-Apartheid Provinces
Map 23. Colonialism to Independence: Asia 1930-2000 Map 24. Global Distribution of Minority Groups
Map 25. Linguistic Diversity
Map 26. World Refugee Population
Map 27. International Conflicts in the Post World War II World
Map 28. Post-Cold War International Alliances
Map 29. Flashpoints, 2003
Map 30. International Terrorist Incidents, 2000-2002
Map 31. The Political Geography of a Global Religion: The Islamic World
Map 32. Nations with Nuclear Weapons
Map 33. Size of Armed Forces
Map 34. Military Expenditures as a Percentage of Gross National Product
PART III: THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Map 35. Membership in the World Trade Organization
Map 36. Regional Trade Organizations
Map 37. Gross National Income Per Capita
Map 38. Relative Wealth of Nations: Purchasing Power Parity
Map 39. International Flows of Capital
Map 40. Economic Output per Sector
Map 41. Employment by Economic Activity
Map 42. Central Government Expenditures Per Capita
Map 43. The Indebtedness of States
Map 44. Exports of Primary Products
Map 45. Dependence on Trade
PART IV: POPULATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Map 46. Population Growth Rate
Map 47. Infant Mortality Rate
Map 48. Average Life Expectancy at Birth
Map 49. Population by Age Group
Map 50. Urban Population
Map 51. Illiteracy Rates
Map 52. Unemployment in the Labor Force
Map 53. The Gender Gap: Inequalities in Education and Employment
Map 54. Human Rights: Political Rights and Civil Liberties
Map 55. Capital Punishment
Map 56. Deployment of Peace Corps Volunteers
Map 57. The Index of Human Development
PART V: FOOD, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS
Map 58. Production of Staples--Cereals, Roots, and Tubers
Map 59. Agricultural Production Per Capita
Map 60. Average Daily Per Capita Supply of Calories
Map 61. Energy Production Per Capita
Map 62. Energy Requirements Per Capita
Map 64. Flows of Oil
Map 65. Production of Crucial Materials
Map 66. Consumption of Crucial Materials
PART VI: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Map 67. Deforestation and Desertification
Map 68. Soil Degradation
Map 69. Air and Water Quality
Map 70. Per Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Map 71. Potential Global Temperature Change
Map 72. Global Hotspots of Biodiversity
Map 73. Degree of Human Disturbance
PART VII: REGIONAL MAPS
Map 74. North America: Physical
Map 75. North America: Political
Map 76. South America: Physical
Map 77. South America: Political
Map 78. Europe: Physical
Map 79. Europe: Political
Map 80. Southwest and Central Asia: Physical
Map 81. Southwest and Central Asia: Political
Map 82. South and South East Asia: Physical
Map 83. South and South East Asia: Political
Map 84: North and East Asia: Physical)
Map 86: Africa: Physical
Map 87. Africa: Political
Map 88. Australia and Oceania: Physical
Map 89. Australia and Oceania: Political
PART VIII: WORLD COUNTRIES: DATA TABLES
TABLE A. WORLD COUNTRIES: AREA, POPULATION,
AND POPULATION DENSITY, 1998
TABLE B. WORLD COUNTRIES: FORM OF GOVERNMENT,
CAPITAL CITY, AND MAJOR LANGUAGES
TABLE C. DEFENSE EXPENDITURES, ARMED FORCES,
REFUGEES, AND THE ARMS TRADE
TABLE D. ARMED CONFLICT IN THE 1990S
TABLE E. WORLD COUNTRIES: BASIC ECONOMIC INDICATORS 1997
TABLE F. WORLD COUNTRIES: POPULATION GROWTH, 1950--2050
TABLE G. WORLD COUNTRIES: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC DATA,
1975--2000
TABLE H. WORLD COUNTRIES: MORALITY, HEALTH, AND
NUTRITION, 1997
TABLE I. WORLD COUNTRIES: EDUCATION AND LITERACY,
1995--1997
TABLE J. WORLD COUNTRIES: AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS,
1994--1997
TABLE K. LAND USE AND DEFORESTATION, 1980--1996
TABLE L. WORLD COUNTRIES: ENERGY PRODUCTION AND USE,
1980--1996
TABLE M. WORLD COUNTRIES: WATER RESOURCES
TABLE N. WORLD COUNTRIES: ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
EMISSIONS, 1980--1996
PART IX: GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX