Author(s): Brian Johnson

Encyclopedias

This is a comprehensive inventory of more than 220 countries and territories' flags. "The Complete Guide to Flags of the World" provides concise, up-to-date coverage of every flag, giving the history, meaning and symbolism of each flag, together with large-scale and smaller locator maps. Based on the highly successful "Pocket Guide to Flags of the World", this book features over 25 new countries, including The Isle of Man, Serbia and Somaliland.Each flag featured includes key data and statistics on population, area, currency, religion and main exports of the country followed by a detailed examination of the flag itself. A final section on de facto and emerging states makes this one of the most detailed guides currently available.