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Countries & Cultures
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Lands
and Peoples:
An online encyclopedia of continents, countries, regions, states,
provinces, and other political and geographical entities. Includes
facts and figures, maps, flags, and photographs. Part
of Grolier Online; Scroll
down and click on the Lands and Peoples link and then
search for your country. This
is a premium member service; a library card is required for
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Student
Resource Center: Extensive country profiles, biographies
of key figures, magazine and newspaper articles, photographs
and flags, seals, and maps. For best results, type the name of
the country "in quotes" in the search box. This
is a premium member service; a library card is required for access. |
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The
World Factbook: An annual publication from the Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA) with basic statistical data on the countries of
the world. Includes maps, and a database of Flags of the
World, and an up-to-date listing of Chiefs of State
and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. |
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Background
Notes: Concise profiles with statistical and geographic information,
as well as history, government and political conditions, economy,
foreign relations, and basic travel information from the U.S.
Department of State. |
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Country
Profiles from the BBC: Full profiles covering history, politics
and economic background of countries. Also includes audio and
video clips from the BBC archives. |
Other Good Resources
Cultural
Profiles Project: a collection of detailed cultural profiles
providing an overview of life and customs in the countries from
which immigrants to Canada come (from the University of Toronto,
Canada) |
| infonation: view and compare statistical data for all UN member states. Use Country at a Glance to see information profiles of individual countries. |
| ClassBrain Country Report: brief country profiles with background, geography, population, government, economy, communications, and military information. |
| Globastat: tables comparing countries by various critera (using data from the CIA World Factbook) |
| aneki.com: rankings of countries by various criteria (based on data from the World Factbook and the UN) |
| GeographyIQ: online atlas with geographic, political, historical, and cultural information as well as maps, flags, and currency conversion. |
| National Geographic MapMachine: click on Flags and Facts to view and print large color flags (click on the flag to enlarge it). Also available are customized maps. |
| How far is it?: find the distance between two places |
| time and date: find the current time and date in each country |
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