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The World Guide CD-ROM
ELEVENTH EDITION 2007/08
An Alternative Guide to the Countries of the World

Contains all the material in the book, plus additional features like Amnesty International reports on human rights, Social Watch reports, interactive world map, slide shows and national anthems. It also has a searchable database of statistics and functions to create your own tables, graphs and reports.

System Requirements
No installation required. Minimum system:

Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP: Pentium processor, 32Mb of RAM, CD-ROM drive and a web browser equivalent to Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape Navigator 7. Macromedia Flash Player 6.

For Linux: same as for Windows, and Mozilla 1.3 with True Type Font support (xfs).

For MAC OS: Power PC, System 9.2.2, CD-ROM drive, web browser equivalent to Firefox 1.0 or Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 7. Macromedia Flash Player 6.

New features include:

* 25 new reports on topical global issues such as green economics, energy scenarios, the gender gap, Latin American politics and security.

* The World in Figures - a comprehensive section of data

and statistics on child health, literacy, maternal mortality, land use, public expenditure and other issues.

* Tables of factual information on key issues such as debt, communications, corruption and trade, plus a unique guide to Sexual Minorities and the Law.

What they said of previous editions:

"More thought-provoking than standard reference works, and cheaper than hours spent surfing the net, it would be a worthwhile addition to any teachers' library."
ELT Journal

British Library Association: 'Outstanding Work of Reference' in the Electronic Category

"The layout is user-friendly, the text is clear and clean, and - most important of all - one can quote the statistics with confidence... an indispensable tool for my work."
Catherine Robinson, Editor, Oxfam Publishing

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