Country Studies
World
Fact Book and World
Leaders from the CIA
Country
Profiles from the BBC (Great Britain).
Country
Studies from the US State Department (very up-to-date)
Country
Studies from the Library of Congress (extensive, but dated - ca.1993) see its Country Profiles for more updated information.
UN
Cyberschoolbus (information portal for students
and teachers)
Regional Guides
Africa
(UHS page for class projects on Africa)
The
European Union (EU)
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NGOs (Non
Governmental Organizations)
Amnesty
International & Amnesty
International Human Rights by Country, ICRC
(International Committee of the Red Cross), Doctors
Without Borders, Environmental
Literacy Council
Cultural Profiles
Country
Insights Cultural profiles from
the Canadian government's department of Foreign Affairs
and International Trade.
Kwintessential
ProfilesCulture, etiquette, customs and protocol
guides from Kwintessential (a private translation
company based in the UK)
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UN and Governments
Country and Global Statistics
InfoNation
from UN (compare countries in various categories)
Human
Development Reports by Country quality of life statistics
from UN
Women
Watch: UN resources on women and gender
UNICEF
economic and social statistics with particular reference
to the well being on children.
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Media, maps,
travel and clocks
Front
Pages from Newseum.org (International
Newspapers)
ABYZ Newslinks
(Worldwide media portal)
Maps
from the CIA
Holt,
Rinehart, & Winston Atlas (for a maplist
click here)
National
Geographic Maps
Travel Sites
Timeanddate.com
(World Clock) The
Official US Time (and Map) |
