The book includes a cross-referenced listing of some 23,000 towns (plus alternate names), with the contemporary spelling being primary, associated country (according to contemporary borders), orientation and distance in kilometers from the country's capital city, and map coordinates.
The book provides a cross-referenced list of approximately 23,000 towns (including alternative names), with contemporary spellings as primary references. It includes information about the associated country based on current borders, orientation, distance in kilometers from the capital city, and map coordinates.