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Schott's Almanac was a best-selling UK reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2010. The book was compiled by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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| Author | Ben Schott |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Allison Lang |
| Language | English, German |
| Genre | Reference |
| Published | 14 November 2005 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Publication place | United States, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Pages | 352 |
In addition to the UK version, the best known (and oldest), two other editions of Schott's Almanac were published, in the United States and Germany. Each Almanac had a different content and structure, and the German edition was in German.
The Almanac presented the world in thirteen† sections:
†In the US edition, this number was changed to a total of fifteen sections, with the addition of:
The aforementioned replace the UK edition's "Parliament" section. Other minor differences in the US edition include, but are not limited to, changing the UK's "The World" to "World & Gazetteer", "Music & Cinema" to "Music & Movies", "Establishment and Faith" to "Form & Faith", as well as rearranging the order of the chapters.
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