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SOCIAL STUDIES: COUNTRIES: GENERAL INFORMATION - Accurate as of June 2006
Information on World Civilization Countries. Includes World Factbook and maps/geography links.
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Atlapedia Online
http://www .atlapedia.com
Click on “Countries A to Z”, then on the first letter of the country, and finally its name. This will take you to a page with all kinds of information including climate, people, religion, and industry.
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia
http://www.emulateme.com
Aims to help eradicate global conflicts by educating people about other cultures.
Excite Travel
http://www.excite.com/travel
Click destinations and then area of the world to get information on a country
Future Culture (Country Resources)
http://www.wcpworld.com/future/cultur.htm
Explore the diversity of our planet by selecting the many resources for each country.
INCORE Country Guides
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html
Links to areas of the world that are at war
InfoNation from the United Nations
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Click on a region on the map or on the name of the country in the list on the right of the screen and then the “Data Menu” button. This brings you to a chart of topics that you can learn about for each country.
Lastminutesearch.com (Country Resources)
http://www.lastminutesearch.com/index.asp
Choose a specific country and then a search engine to use to find information on the country.
Library of Congress Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Browse the list of countries to choose a specific country and get a table of contents with available information. You can also put in a search term about that country.
Lonely Planet Guide
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Search by name of country to get articles on specific country; choose “Destinations”, either continent or country
MSU Global Access
http://www.msuglobalaccess.net/
Searchable by country, thematic area, constituency group, resource type, language, and keyword.
National Geographic: Maps & Geography
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps
Offers maps of any country, province, or state along with facts, star maps and satellite images of Earth. The Map Machine offers a choice between standard atlas maps and interactive dynamic maps.
OneWorld Online
http://www.oneworld.net
Search by topic or country to see information on global development and human rights.
Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Selected links to in-depth information about nations and areas of the world
Reference Shelf (Country Info)
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/refshelf/refshelf-city.html
Select City and Country Information to get links to all kinds of available sites.
SciDev.Net
http://www.scidev.net/
Aspects of modern science and technology that are relevant to sustainable development and the social and economic needs of developing countries
State Department Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/
Choose country by geographic region; basic information
The World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Click on Country Listing to go to an alphabetical list of countries in that region. Click on a specific country to go to a page with information on geography, people, government, economy and more.
World Flags Database (Country Info)
http://www.flags.net
Basic country information plus a colored flag.
World Travel Guide
http://www.wtgonline.com
Click on the region map that you are interested in and then on the specific country. Use the pulldown lists to highlight information including general, history, business, and social.
Wtech Gateway (Country Info)
http://www.wtech.co.uk
Information on select countries of the world.
Yahoo! Regional: Countries
http://www.yahoo.c om/Regional/Countries
Click on the name of a country to get to a list of topics within that country; then choose one of those topics
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