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Written by Alan Simsovic
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 05:49 |
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Ambassador Project
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Ambassador Doc
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World Atlas contains full color physical maps,
political maps as well as
key facts and statistics
on countries of the world
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Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories,
and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and
video clips from BBC archives.
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CIA
World Fact Book
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US
Dept of State
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The Economist
News Articles about countries
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Library of Congress
Federal Reseach Division
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HistoryCentral
Some countries are blocked.
Others have primary documents for use.
Many links are broken
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Human Development Reports
Complicated Site with Tons of Data
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Each Country Profile provides information on: Geography · Maps · Flag · History · Current ruler · Area · Population · Capital · Largest cities · Languages · Ethnicity/race · Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government
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Lonely Planet - A travel guide to the world. In-depth look at sites to visit and the culture of the country.
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Portals to the World
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| World Statesmen.org is an online encyclopedia of the leaders of nations and territories. The goal of this site is to provide researchers with detailed lists of leaders, chronologies, flags, national anthems and maps to give an in-depth portrait of polities past and present. |
Human Rights information about your country |
StatPlanet is a browser-based interactive data visualization and mapping tool. It is used by international organizations such as UNESCO and SACMEQ, NGOs, Fortune 500 companies and government departments for a wide variety of purposes. It can be used to easily and rapidly create interactive thematic maps, interactive graphs, and feature-rich interactive infographics. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 18 September 2011 12:11 |
