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COUNTRIES
Arab Net
A comprehensive online resource on the Arab world, primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Atlapedia Online
Full color physical and political maps as well as key facts and statistical data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history and economy for individual countries and regions of the world.
Background Notes
The U.S. State Department publication on countries and international organizations.
China Today
Extensive information on today's China and beyond.
City & Town Official Sites
Directory of official city and town, government, Chamber of Commerce and convention and visitors bureau websites for the United States and Canada.
Countries A-Z
Created by the Canton Township Public Library, this site includes links to comprehensive sites on a many countries.
Country Studies
The Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks "describe and analyze the political, economic, social and national security systems of featured countries, with concentration on the people, their origins, beliefs and values, common interests and issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and their social system and political order."
Geographic.org: Countries
Country profiles from the World Factbook with statistical data on country rankings in population, economics, and military expenditures.
Lonely Planet Online - WorldGuide
Includes statistics, maps, and information on money, history, culture, environment, events and more.
Official City Sites
Links to the official sites for selected cities in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
One World - Nations Online
Links to countries and nations of the world, including official country websites, newspapers, search engines, and information guides.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
An extensive collection of online maps arranged by continent, plus links to other sites.
POPIN - The United Nations Population Information Network
World population information and data in tables and a searchable database; this presents current population figures, as well as projected numbers for 2025 and 2050.
Portals to the World
Portals to the World, a Library of Congress site, contains links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.
United Nations CyberSchoolBus Resource Source
Global trends, including population, food, health, education and literacy; flags and vital statistics of UN Member States; city profiles; and InfoNation, a database of 30 fields of information on 185 countries, from which you can compare statistics on anything from population to the level of carbon emission.
CULTURES
The Costume Site
Links to sites on costume and clothing of cultures and history.
Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project
"The Michigan State University Library and the MSU Museum have partnered to create an online collection of some of the most influential and important American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century. Digital images of the pages of each cookbook are available as well as full-text transcriptions and the ability to search within the books, across the collection, in order to find specific information."
Historical Recipes of Different Cultures
Recipes from ancient Rome and medieval times.
Kate's Global Kitchen Archives
Extensive information on the foods of featured countries, with recipes.
Oanda - The Currency Site
Currency converters, exchange rates for foreign currencies, and daily exchange rates.
Offers an extensive collection of recipes by region.