The Europa World Year Book "provides detailed country surveys containing the latest analytical, statistical and directory data available for over 250 countries and territories."  Each country is listed separately and includes the following sections: an introductory survey covering the country's recent history along with economy, government, defense, and education; a statistical survey covering area, population, health, agriculture, finance, tourism, and more; and a directory that lists contact information for governmental departments, political organizations, publishers, newspapers, broadcasting stations, chambers of commerce, trade unions, and more.  (GB)