Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture. With details of every United Nations-approved country in the world, & a few more principalities & dependencies besides, Lonely Planet’s Travel Book is the ultimate introduction to a world of travel & the essential travel reference book for every household! Each country is profiled by Lonely Planet’s expert authors & features details of when to visit, what to see & do, & how to learn more about the country’s culture from its film, music, food & drink. Every entry has a map & statistics about the country. All brand new, incredible photography illustrates each country, depicting what life is like in each nation from photographic portraits of people, beautiful landscape photographs & vibrant street photography.