Where is Norwegian Mobilization Center 4? (10A:3906)
What do the Russians and Germans call Polish Lwow? (Russian: Lvov, German: Lemberg)
What's the correct Europa name for Leghorn? (Livorno)
What are the major ethnic groups of Spain? (Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque)

All the geographical information on the Europa maps is compiled in this almanac.

The almanac covers all nations, colonies, and political entities shown on all the Europa maps plus the important off-map cities of the Soviet Union and Iran. The almanac is divided into four sections, Northwestern Europe, Eastern Europe, Western/Central Mediterranean, and Eastern Mediterranean/Near East. Each country is covered in one of these sections, with general notes and a listing of all its cities that appear on the Europa maps. The almanac shows the situation as of the start of the war (1 September 1939) and also lists the various war-time annexations. Also, Czechoslovakia (dismembered by Germany in 1938/39) and Austria (annexed by Germany in 1938) are shown separately as well as part of Germay, for historical interest.

The almanac is organized as follows:

Country Name:

The Europa (English) name is listed first. Its name in its official language is listed in brackets. (This name is in the native language unless the country is controlled by a foreign power, in which case it is in the language of the controlling power.) Popular or alternate names follow in parentheses, as do native names of countries controlled by foreign powers.

Status:

This lists the general international and governmental status of the countries. The actual status is listed, as opposed to the official status, which often differed from reality. (For example, many dictatorships maintained the fiction of being republics or constitutional monarchies.)

Capital:

The city containing the capital of the country, as of 1 September 1939. (Note: The capital of a country may have been moved during the war. For example, the capital of France was moved to various cities across France while the Germans overran the country in 1940, and the Soviets moved the capital of the USSR from Moskva to Kuybyshev in the autumn of 1941. These wartime moves aren't tracked in the almanac.)

Major Ethnic Groups:

The main ethnic groups of the country, usually listed in order of prevalence.

Cities:

This lists all cities of the country located on the Europa maps. A general count and breakdown by type is given, followed by a hex-by-hex listing. For each country, cities are listed based on map orientation, from map north to map south and, within a hexrow, from map east to map west. The following items are used in this listing:

WZ:

weather zone

city:

city type (mult: multi-hex city, full: full hex city, part: partial hex city, dot: dot city, ref: reference city, ftrs: fortress). Also, Norwegian mobilization centers (nmc) are indicated for Norway.

sit:

port status (cp: coastal port, ip: inland port, cs: Caspian Sea port, po: Pacific Ocean port).

name & notes:

The name of a city is as given on the Europa maps, which is the language of its owner on 1 September 1939. Popular or alternate names are indicated in parentheses, with the following abbreviations: eng: English, ger: German, it: Italianruss: Russian, fr: French. The notes list various special conditions concerning the city, with the abbreviations: eff: effective, anx: annexed by. Cities that appear on more than one map (due to overlaps) are listed only once, with the additional map:hex numbers given in parentheses. Soviet republics have their capitals denoted, and a year given before the name of the republic indicates the war-time year it joined the USSR. Finally, Soviet cities have their military districts ( MD) indicated: Arkh: Arkhangelsk, Balt: Baltic, CA: Central Asian, FE: Far Eastern, Khar: Kharkov, Len: Leningrad, Mos: Moskva, NC: North Caucasus, Od: Odessa, Sib: Siberian, TB: Transbaikal, TC: Transcaucasus, Ur: Urals, Volg: Volga, West: Western. The designation HQ with the MD name denotes the city is the headquarters of the MD.