- CIA
factbook main site. World
Factbook, maps are linked to country
name, flags shown. Gives in addition to general country information, geographic
coordinates, land area, border countries and length of border, length of coast, land use,
natural hazards, environmental agreements and issues, birth, death, migration rates, age
breakdown, many specifics, Easy to use, advanced information. (www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
)
- Nation-by-Nation. Brief outlines of world countries including basic
information , government, geography, human rights, history, people, and news.
(http://www.multieducator.com/nationbynation/Index.html)
- Encyclopedia.
Research-It!.
Universal translator. Look up various dictionaries -- law,
rhyming, pronouncing, Miriam-Webster, computing, thesaurus, biographical search,
quotation search; maps, currency converter, CIA factbook.
(http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html)
- Geographica Africa.
(http://www.geographia.com/indx06.htm)
- Geographica Asia.
(http://www.geographia.com/indx04.htm)
- Geographica
Caribbean. (http://www.geographia.com/indx02.htm)
- Geographica
Europe.
(http://www.geographia.com/indx03.htm)
- Geographica
Latin
America.
(http://www.geographia.com/indx05.htm)
- World Atlas. Map and general information and 
of highest, lowest, biggest, smallest, tallest, deepest places on planet earth
and more!
(http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm)
- Infoplease world almanac. Countries,
world statistics, headline history, geography, disasters, international
relations, current events, flags, architecture.
|
Population
and Statistics: Country
Statistics, Most
Populous Countries, Dependencies
and Territories, Area
and Population of Countries, World's
50 Largest Cities, World
Cities' Latitudes, Longitudes, Time
Zones, The
Death Penalty, Armed
Conflicts, Refugees,
|
| Miscellaneous:
50 Most Commonly Spoken
Languages, National Holidays Around
the World.
|
| Biography:
African
Americans, Asian
Pacific Americans, Business
People, Deaths
in 2001, Entertainment,
Hispanic
Americans, People
in the News, Presidents,
Sports, Supreme
Court Justices, Vice
Presidents, Women,
World Rulers |
| Sports:
Annual
Review, Baseball,
Basketball, Biographies/Halls
of Fame, Ballparks/Business,
College Sports, Football,
Golf, Hockey,
Tennis, Olympics,
Other Sports
|
| Weather:
Climate,
Meteorology &
Measurement, Weather
& Environment, Weather
Disasters, Weather
Extremes, |
(http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html)
-
Flags of All Countries. Most
information same as CIA World FactBook site.
(http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html)
- Country at a glance. Interactive map
connects with list of countries in the area. Gives flag, basic information
and U.S. embassy address. Available in English, French and Spanish. (http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_glance.htm)
- Internet
Public Library. Kidspace. Reference for all areas. Excellent USA reference
site, world religion, culture, languages.
(http://www.ipl.org/youth)
- Alexandria Digital Library.
Map links - universe, earth,
and all countries.
(http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/other-sites/Earth.html)
