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Comparison to a Real Gazetteer[edit]
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Preface”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[1], volume 1, 2nd edition, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page viii:
- The Gazetteer’s coverage of large countries is, of course, extensive, as evidenced by the 8,617 entries for Russia (with over 2,000 new entries), 7,174 entries for Canada (with over 2,500 new entries), 5,568 for France, 5,565 for India, 4,931 for Brazil, 4,534 for Germany, 4,052 for Spain, 3,747 for Japan, 3,628 for China, and 2,980 for Australia. Medium-sized countries are also substantially represented, with 2,084 entries for Argentina, 1,913 entries for Greece, 1,288 for Colombia, 1,181 for Indonesia, 1,118 for the Philippines, and 505 for Viet Nam. No country, however, is slighted in the detail of the entries, or is too small to be included, as shown by 193 entries for Luxembourg, 147 for Iceland, 106 for Armenia, 82 for Belize, 67 for Malta, 66 for Rwanda, 42 for Djibouti, and 15 for Andorra.