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The 2022 edition of \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e reviews the biggest events of 2021 and will be your go-to source for questions on any topic in the upcoming year. Praised as a \"treasure trove of political, economic, scientific and educational statistics and information\" by\u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac and Book of Facts \u003c\/i\u003ewill answer all of your trivia needs effortlessly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Features include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpecial Feature: Coronavirus Status Report: \u003c\/b\u003eA special section provides up-to-the-minute information about the world's largest public health crisis in at least a century. Statistical data and graphics across dozens of chapters show how the pandemic continues to affect the economy, work, family life, education, and culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpecial Feature: 20 Years in Afghanistan: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac \u003c\/i\u003eprovides history, data, and other context for the end of America's longest war and the future of Afghanistan and its people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2021--Top 10 News Topics: \u003c\/b\u003eThe editors of \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e list the top stories that held the world's attention in 2021.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2021--Year in Sports: \u003c\/b\u003e Hundreds of pages of trivia and statistics that are essential for any sports fan, featuring complete coverage of the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the sports world's ongoing adaptations to the coronavirus pandemic, and much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2021--Year in Pictures: \u003c\/b\u003eStriking full-color images from around the world in 2021, covering news, entertainment, science, and sports.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2021--Offbeat News Stories: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e editors found some of the strangest news stories of the year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Editors' Picks: Time Capsule: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The World Almanac \u003c\/i\u003elists the items that most came to symbolize the year 2021, from news and sports to pop culture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Picks: Memorable Recent Sports Scandals: \u003c\/b\u003eFrom a trash-can banging, sign-stealing scandal to the doping of horses and humans, \u003ci\u003eWorld Almanac \u003c\/i\u003eeditors select some of the sports world's biggest black marks from the last 20 years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe World at a Glance: \u003c\/b\u003e This annual feature of \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e provides a quick look at the surprising stats and curious facts that define the changing world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Biden Administration: \u003c\/b\u003eComplete coverage of the presidential transition in Washington, DC, including cabinet-level leadership and the filling of other key administration roles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOther New Highlights: \u003c\/b\u003e First data available from the 2020 Census, congressional appropriation and redistricting, and much more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Janssen \u003c\/b\u003eis the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe World Almanac and Book of Facts\u003c\/i\u003e. 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