This indispensable collection places information on the Nation, 50 states, and the District of Columbia; 332 metropolitan areas, all 3,142 counties or county equivalents, and over 11,000 other places at your fingertips. In short, you have the most complete collection of facts and figures available anywhere.

Not only do you have the data, but it is combined with a full suite of supporting applications to let you navigate, display, and analyze the information as never before. And we did a lot of the research for you. All of our data tables can be saved in popular database or spreadsheet formats. We provided Internet links to the government agencies that developed the data. If you have questions about the numbers, the click of a button launches your browser to those sites directly from your CD-ROM (only available in the Statistical Abstract and State and Metropolitan Area Data Book). USA Counties has integrated its data sets with ESRI® MapObjects LT mapping and GIS software that lets you plot the results of your research without exporting or converting files.

As a bonus, this year we are bringing back the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book for the first time since 1991. This reference is indispensable to studying America as it lives and works. It is the ultimate source for information on our growing metropolitan areas, especially those that cross state and county boundaries. If you need information on sales territories, media markets, urban sprawl, or commuters, this is the CD-ROM for you.

Whether you are a new user or a long-term customer, you will be amazed at the amount of information packed into this collection and how easily you can get at those statistics you can count on.