Investigating Countries of the World
Introduction ·
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conclusion ·
teacher's guide
Reference material · Physical features · Political features
Introduction
What web resources are available when it comes to studying a country of the world. Many people spend their lives studying and working in fields related to this topic. Now's your chance to look at what they have placed on the web. Use the links below to explore countries of choice. Let your interests guide you in exploring as many countries as you are interested in.
Internet Links
Reference material
- CIA World Factbook
- Flags and facts of all Countries
- The first and most popular flag site in the world!
- Library of Congress Facts on Countries
- The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
- Country reports
- A+ Country Reports has up-to-date information on all of the countries of the world. Aspects for each country include population, geography, economy, history and politics. There are also national anthems, flags, current weather reports, a discussion area and further links.
- BBC News Country Profiles
- Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries.
- Countries and Places
- Do you know your Countries & Places? If you know your
- Virtual Teacher
- This site allows comparisons beteen countries of all sorts of statistical info. Birthrate, GDP. It offers summaries, comparisons as well as rankings. It is a great countries site.
- Flags on line
- A detailed account of the history and symbolic significance of the world's national flags.
Physical features
- Travel guide
- Geography section of the Alien Travel guide containing an atlas and climate and weather details.
- World Climate Statistics
- WorldClimate.com contains over 85,000 records of world climate data (historical weather averages) from a wide range of sources.
- Lonely Planet Destinations
- Tourist and cultural guide to many destinations around the world.
Political features
- World Population information
- Information about world population and additional demographic data for the countries of the world.
- Population Reference Bureau
- The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective
- Governments on the WWW
- Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online since June 1995. Contains more than 17000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories as of May 2002.
Conclusion
Did you find countries you have never heard of? Have you found lots of resources you did not know were available? You are now ready to begin a further investigation of a country of the world.
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