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City & Town Websites
Cities listed by
state. Websites are links to Chamber of Commerce Websites, not
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Country Studies
Produced by Library of Congress Research
Division. Through analysis of country history, economy, culture, etc.
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Flags of the World
Over
44,000 images of flags. Search by country or keyword. Includes
flag history and other national symbols.
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Countries and
Their Cultures
and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Library
online databases. Great for student assignments. |
Lonely Planet
Online
This
guidebook publisher's Website is commercial but quite useful. Just enter a country or city
name search to retrieve maps and brief information. A good quick
reference site.
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The World
Factbook
Published by the CIA and
updated annually. Provides quick facts on country geography, people,
government, economy, military, and transnational issues. |
U.S. State
Department Background Notes
Brief profiles of the world's nations, with
emphases on people, history, economy, politics and travel.
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Facts on File
Library online database. This news digest from 1940 to the present
contains special features like its Country Profiles. Each profile
covers basic information on people, population, government, economy, etc.
and provides a more detailed review of the country history. A country map is
included. A real plus are the Key News Events links to Facts on File
articles about important events in the country's history, current events,
and personalities. |
Deloitte Country Snapshots
The
snapshots are a digest of facts, figures, economic indicators and country
tax rates for 60 countries around the world. They are updated annually
and highlight general economic data and country analysis. From the
Deloitte Global Home Page use the "Insights & Ideas" menu and select
"Country Snapshots." |
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In the Library collection
you will find many books about cities and
countries, from popular guidebooks to
detailed country histories. Among the popular guidebook series are:
Lonely Planet,
Moon, and
Fodors. Standard reference books like
Europa World Year Book,
Statesman's Year-book, and
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations provide current
brief analyses of countries' political, economic, and social climate as well
as an over of their histories. For more details, try the
Country Study series published by the Library of Congress.
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