The textbook "Public Geography of the World and Russia," intended for students of non-geographical universities, provides fundamental knowledge in the field of social, economic, political geography, geoecology, shows the world around us from the standpoint of modern geography in the context of globalization and post-industrialization of society. Considerable attention is paid to the role of geography in the knowledge of the world, the political map of the world, universal and regional international organizations, hot spots, the natural resource potential of our planet, the geography of the population and the world economy.