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The Atlas of Canada
http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.htm
Discover Canada trhough National Maps and Facts
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Holt Maps
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm
Maps of the world, continents, countries, states and provinces. Information also provided: flag, capital city, area, population, languages, literacy, religions, life expectancy, government, currency, major cities, highest point, industry, agriculture, minerals and resources. |
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Animated Atlas - Growth of a Nation
http://www.animatedatlas.com/index.html
Click on the map to download the movie. Click on Play to access the video menu.
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Infoplease Atlas
http://ln.infoplease.com/atlas/
Click on a world map to locate facts about a country. |
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Map Machine
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/plates.html?id=3400
Facts and flags of Canada and the U.S. Click on the country for drop down menus. |
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Altapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
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Visual Geographic Series
http://www.vgsbooks.com/
County links to information about: The Land, History and Government, The People, Cultural Life, The Economy, and Teacher Resources |
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Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts. Alphabetical list of countries: some with maps, information on government, geography, culture, and more... |
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Cultural Profiles
http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/index.html
Many immigrants come to Canada each year. Learn about the countries that they came from to start a new life in Canada. |
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BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/country_profiles/html/default.stm
Curser down and select from continent menus to select a country. |
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The CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Alphabetical listing of countries. Includes: flag, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication, and defense. |
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Country Briefings
http://www.economist.com/countries/
Listing of countries providing news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more. |
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One World - Nations Online
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/
Extensive information about planet facts and countries of the world. Click on World Population using the left menu, curser down to read a summary of the world in existing human ratios. This site give a very interesting view of the world. |
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U.S. Department of State
http://state.gov/
Many links that answer your questions about The State Department and affiliation with countries around the world.
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Countries of the World Factbook
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
Listed alphabetically by country. Includes: flag, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication, and defense. |
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County Reports
http://www.countryreports.org/
Choose a country and you will find listings of government, economy, exports, imports, people, geography, military, communications, transportation, weather. Flags, maps, anthems, and media links are also available. |
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Geographia
http://www.geographia.com/
Easy to read with a good use of graphics to describe countries in Africa, Asian, Caribbean, Europe and Latin America. Well worth a visit. |
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On-line World Almanac For Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
Click on Explore to find fast facts. |
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Nation by Nation
http://www.historycentral.com/nationbynation/index.html
Brief facts for countries including: flag, government, human rights, geography, history, links, and people. |
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Nation Master
http://www.nationmaster.com/
A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. |
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United Nations Cyber Schoolbus: Global Teaching and Learning Project
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Links to contry information, puzzles, games, publications, curriculum. |
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United Nations: Country At A Glance
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp
Select a country from the database and view info of basic facts, including today's news, economy, environment, health, technology with links to some countries' mission to the U.N. |
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U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
World population clocks and vital population events in table form. |
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WorldAtlas.com
http://www.graphicmaps.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
Find quick facts for: the earth, ocean depths, major bodies of water, major seas, major islands, major rivers, deepest lakes, water terminology, hottest, coldest, driest wettest, 10 top tallest mountains, largest deserts, continents, countries, economy of countries, largest and smallest countries, country information, country abbreviations. |
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World Embassies and Consulates
http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm
Search for an embassy. This will lead you to many useful links for countries around the world. |
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World Travel Guide
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/
Use a map to select a country to find out facts. Other guides include: world city guide, world airport guide, world ski guide, world attractions, world events guide, world weather and a world clock. |
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How Far Is It?
http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist
Select two cities from around the world and calculations for distance between them, the longitude and latitude, and other facts are provided. |
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National Geographic Maps
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps
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Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
Current Canadian statistics, trends, and education links. |
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U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/index.html
Complete census data for the U.S. with teacher's guides. |
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Migration Information Source
http://www.migrationinformation.org/
Includes global migration data, country profiles, and U.S. data. |
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refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
The single best source for facts on the net. Come here for students trivia challenges or 'thought for the day'. Try their analogy of the day, news quiz, or read a newspaper. |
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Bartleby.com
http://www.bartelby.com/
An exceptional on-line resource of literary reference databases including: factbooks, dictionaries, thesauri, verse links, biographies, classic essays, and writing guides. |
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Animated Atlas - Growth of a Nation
http://www.animatedatlas.com/index.html
Click on the map to download the movie. Click on Play to access the video menu.
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Infoplease Atlas
http://ln.infoplease.com/atlas/
Click on a world map to locate facts about a country. |
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Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html
Current Canadian statistics, trends, and education links. |
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The CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Includes information on history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, and military for over 260 world entities. Also includes flags, as well as physical, political and time zone maps. |
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Country Briefings
http://www.economist.com/countries/
Listing of countries providing news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more. |
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U.S. Department of State
http://state.gov/
Many links that answer your questions about The State Department and affiliation with countries around the world.
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Bartleby.com
http://www.bartelby.com/
An exceptional on-line resource of literary reference databases including: factbooks, dictionaries, thesauri, verse links, biographies, classic essays, and writing guides. |
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United Nations: InfoNation
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Select up to seven countries and compare data among the countries. Select your country listed by continent, then select up to 4 data fields from geography, economy, population, and social indicators to create an on-line chart of the findings. |
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Altapedia Online
http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html
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Visual Geographic Series
http://www.vgsbooks.com/
Country links in the menu link to information about: The Land, History and Government, The People, Cultural Life, The Economy, and Teacher Resources. |
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Portals to the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Links to electronic resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts. Alphabetical list of countries - some with maps, information on government, geography, culture, and more. |
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Cultural Profiles
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
Many immigrants come to Canada each year. Learn about the countries that they came from to start a new life in Canada. |
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BBC News Country Profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Scroll down and select from continent menus to select a country. Includes information on demographics, currency, exports, politics, geography, media, and more. |
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One World - Nations Online
http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/
Extensive information about planet facts and countries of the world. Click on World Population using the left menu, scroll down to read a summary of the world in existing human ratios. This site gives a very interesting view of the world. |
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Countries of the World Factbook
http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html
Listed alphabetically by country. Includes: flag, geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communication, and defense. |
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Country Reports
http://www.countryreports.org/
Choose a country and you will find listings of government, economy, exports, imports, people, geography, military, communications, transportation, weather. Flags, maps, anthems, and media links are also available. |
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Geographia
http://www.geographia.com/
Easy to read with a good use of graphics to describe countries in Africa, Asian, the Caribbean, Europe and Latin America. Well worth a visit. |
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Online World Almanac For Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
Click on explore to find fast facts. |
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Nation by Nation
http://www.historycentral.com/nationbynation/index.html
Brief facts for countries including: flag, government, human rights, geography, history, links, and people. |
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Nation Master
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
A massive central database and a handy way to graphically compare nations. |
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United Nations Cyber Schoolbus: Global Teaching and Learning Project
http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/
Links to the history of the UN, country information, puzzles, games, publications, and curriculum guides.
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U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/index.html
Complete census data for the U.S. with teacher's guides. World population clocks and vital population events in table form below: |
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WorldAtlas.com - "The List"
http://www.worldatlas.com/geoquiz/thelist.htm
Find quick facts for: the Earth, ocean depths, major bodies of water, major seas, major islands, major rivers, deepest lakes, water terminology, hottest, coldest, driest, wettest, tallest mountains, largest deserts, continents, countries, economy of countries, largest and smallest countries, country information, country abbreviations. |
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World Embassies and Consulates
http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm
Search for an embassy. This will lead you to many useful links for countries around the world. |
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World Travel Guide
http://www.worldtravelguide.net/
Use a map to select a country to find out facts. Other guides include: world city guide, world airport guide, world ski guide, world attractions, world events guide, world weather and a world clock. |
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How Far Is It?
http://www.indo.com/cgi-bin/dist
Select two cities from around the world and calculations for distance between them, the longitude and latitude, and other facts are provided. |
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Migration Information Source
http://www.migrationinformation.org/
Includes global migration data, country profiles, and U.S. data. |
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Refdesk
http://www.refdesk.com/
The single best source for facts on the net. Come here for student trivia challenges or 'thought for the day'. Try their analogy of the day, news quiz, or read a newspaper. |
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Country Anthems |
Wikipedia - National Anthems
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_anthems
Click on country names of nation states to hear an audio clip of the anthem. |
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National Athems Info
http://www.nationalanthems.info/
You will find background on the history of the anthem, a music file (usually in MIDI format), lyrics (usually with an English translation as well), and for some, sheet music. |
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