Pocket World Atlas

Here is an essential volume for tourists and executives on the go. Slipping easily into a pocket, valise, or backpack, this handy atlas brims with information vital to visitors of foreign lands.
The heart of this atlas is its 64-page travel section, with maps of time zones, major air routes, and climate, plus a gazetteer of 126 notable countries. The gazetteer includes specific information on each nation's form of government, national flag, currency, language, weather, banking hours, and international dialing code, plus important advice about medical requirements and warnings about any potential danger spots. There are also street maps of the center of 20 major cities, from Amsterdam and Athens to Tokyo and Vienna, plus 96 pages of up-to-date political maps of the world.
A gold mine of pertinent information, Oxford's Pocket World Atlas is the staff that every pilgrim needs.