"Whitaker's concise almanack provides a wealth of essential facts, figures and overviews of the infrastructure of the UK in a compact and easy too use format. Its diverse range of contents includes information on : British government and politics ; current affairs ; royalty and peerage ; communications ; religion ; environment, conservation and heritage ; health and social welfare ; law courts and offices ; education; and obituaries." - back cover.

Whitakers Almanack 2004" is a reference library in one volume designed tool for every home, business or classroom. The reference contains hundreds of facts and figures on the UK and the rest of the world including: summaries of the year's news; in-depth profiles of every world country; expert overviews on a range of subjects from art to sport; and overviews of the social, economic and political infrastructure of the UK. Areas of coverage also include: government and politics; astronomy; communications; education; transport; utilities; societies and institutions; the legal system; royalty and peerage; social welfare; IT; religion; and environment."

Whether you need to answer a crossword clue, lobby an MP or help a child with their homework this reference book tells you everything you need to know about the world - its people, places, organizations and infrastructure. It is packed with thousands of facts, figures and statistics plus descriptive and directory information on astronomy, sport, literature, current affairs, communications, government and politics, societies and institutions, countries of the world, religion, education, environment, IT, law, media, finance, peerage and royality.

This concise reference draws material from the UK sections of Whitaker's Almanack 2002 and provides one of the most accurate accounts of a changing nation. Here is a wealth of data for anyone requiring information about the geography, institutions, economics, industry, media and arts of the UK.