This book is widely known to teachers and students of geography, as well as schoolchildren interested in geography. This edition is revised and contains new information on the economic and social geography of the world. Book II is devoted to the characteristics of the regions of the world: foreign Europe (without the CIS countries), foreign Asia (without the CIS countries), Africa, North and Latin America, Australia and Oceania. Book is intended for in-depth study of the course “Economic and Social Geography of the World”, which is taught in the 10th grade of secondary schools, as well as for teachers, lecturers and university students.