2006 World Almanac - World Nations Palm OS Database Palm OS Treo, Tungsten software and freeware downloads

Become an "Instant Reference Expert" on World Nations.

Town Compass® presents The 2006 World Almanac - World Nations.

Whether you are an educator, student, scholar or just need immediate access to important country information, you will find this database fast, comprehensive and extremely valuable.

Loaded with everything you need to know about every nation in the world, the Database contains:

• World Nations, alphabetized from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Each Nation listing includes:
  • Nation's Full Name
  • People (Population, Age distribution, Population density, Urban %, Ethnic groups, Principal languages, and Chief religions)
  • Geography (Total area, Land area, Location, Neighbors, Topography, Capital, and Major Cities)
  • Government (Type, Head of state, Head of government, Local divisions, Defense budget, and Active troops)
  • Economy (Industries, Chief crops, Natural resources, Crude oil reserves, Arable land, Livestock, Fish catch, Electricity production, and Labor force)
  • Finance (Monetary unit, GDP, per capita GDP, GDP growth, Imports, Import partners, Exports, Export partners, Tourism, Budget, International reserves less gold, Gold, and Consumer prices)
  • Transport (Railroad length, Motor vehicles, Civil aviation, and Chief ports)
  • Communications (TV sets, Radios, Telephone lines, Daily newspaper circulation, and Internet users)
  • Health (Life expectancy, Births, Deaths, Natural increase, Infant mortality, and AIDS rate)
  • Education (Compulsory ages and Literacy rate)
  • Other Information (Major international organizations, Embassy in US, Website, and History)

• World Area & Population
  • World Population Growth
  • Area & Population of Continents
  • Population Projections
  • World's Largest Cities
  • Population Rankings
  • Land Area Rankings
  • Gross Domestic Product Rankings
  • Gold Reserves
  • Consumer Price Changes
  • Hourly Wages
  • Unemployment Rates
  • Tax Burden
  • Refugees Granted Asylum
  • Refugee Sources
  • HIV/AIDS Cases

• World Organizations
  • US Aid Recipients
  • Major Aid Donors
  • Nuclear Powers
  • International Organizations
  • United Nations (Organization, Roster, Secretaries General, US Representatives, Agencies, and Peace Missions)
  • International Criminal Court
  • Geneva Conventions

• Full-color Cover Page
• 1,193 entries
• Interactive Quizzes
• Storage Card Compatibility
• Keyword Search - allows for multiple entry searches
• Adjustable font sizes and styles
• Footnotes - tap on a Footnote to see related information without leaving the entry you are viewing