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.

An indispensable, meticulously researched and authoritative information guide for more than 130 years, Whitaker's Almanack brings together a wider range of facts, figures and directory information than any other annual reference work. It's the essential what's what and who's who of Great Britain and the world today, providing everything a reader might conceivably wish to know in a world drive by information -- no year is complete without it. New to this edition is a special supplement on the Scottish and Welsh elections.