Book excerpt: A resource for anyone interested in international business, this fact-filled guide covers the top 1600 companies in dozens of countries around the world. Companies are indexed by both industry and country. It includes: non-US companies with sales greater than $5 billion; companies with sales of $500 million or more with ADRs trading on US exchanges plus nearly 200 others traded OTC; the companies comprising the major indexes from stock markets worldwide (FTSE 100, Nikkei 225, TSE 100, SBF 120 and others); and the top companies from key countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim.