This atlas is in the same style as the recent Atlas of Improbable Places, and the Atlas of Untamed Places - highly designed 'books as objects', a selection of unusual places illustrated and mapped; rather superficial perhaps, but enjoyable diversions nonetheless. This example asks 'What is a country?' and describes parts of the world where independence has been declared but not recognised by anyone, or short-lived nations and places whose definition is unclear. Entertaining, informative, and stylish.