Information on Countries
The Walnut Hills HS Library has a large collection of books with information on countries of the world. In particular, you should check:
All are in the Library Reference collection. The encyclopedia is also a good source of information on countries. Some useful web resources are as follows:
Encyclopedia Britannica- History, cultural information, statistics, maps, and more.
Newsbank- Current and past newspaper and magazine articles about all the countries of the world, as well as great maps. Use ID: 7675, password: 7675.
CultureGrams-Maps, geography, and information about countires around the world. User ID: walnut; password: eagles
SIRS Discoverer - Contains the World Almanac For Kids, and Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, as well as magazine articles about different countries of the world. You will need to have a password to use this from home- user name:infohio; password: explore
CIA World Factbook - country information including languages and currency.
Lonely Planet: places to see
("See"), Image Gallery, festivals and holidays ("Events"),
and climate ("Essential information")
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/
United Nations-Country at a Glance- Statistics and information on UN member nations
All of the Embassies of Washington D.C.
The Electronic Embassy provides information on each of the embassies
in
Washington D.C., with links to Web-based resources where available.
Anthems of the World
Find the national anthem for any country in the world, then read
the words or listento the melody live! NOTE: Please do NOT listen to these
in
the library!
Atlapedia
Online
Country information and facts.
Atlas of Cultures- Learn about ethnography through this world atlas online. NOTE: This site requires the use of Shockwave.
Background Notes
U.S. Department of State provides Background Notes now online
for each country
in the world.
Countries- Facts and information about countries throughout the world from the Canton,OH Public Library.
Country Studies
This Library of Congress Web site lets you search for a country,
browse the current
index, and lets you search across multiple countries at one time.
Destinations
A travel guide publisher offers photos and information about most
world nations.
Development Challenge
This site challenges you to discover solutions to world and country
problems,
including how to build a sustainable world.
E-Conflict
World Encyclopedia
This site provides anthems, flags, maps and the nations of the
world. Included is a
page with a world geography quiz updated monthly.
GeoBee Challenge
Test what you know about geography at this interactive National
Geographic site.
GeoNet Game
Choose a region of the United States, choose the easy or hard
level, then choose
to be quizzed on physical systems, places and regions, human systems,
environment and
society, or spatial terms.
The Global Gourmet: Destinations
This site provides country profiles which include "recipes
associated with that
country's or region's cuisine." NOTE: This site loads very
SLOWLY. Be patient!
Global
Statistics
Information about countries around the world.
InfoNation
Choose two countries and the site will compare them statistically,
economically,
and more.
nationalgeographic.com
Maps, cultures, and facts from around the world.
Resources by Country
Click on a country on the map to find out about its government,
politics, population,
location, and lots of other information.
World Bank: Regions and Countries
Read about a country's history, politics, economy and more.
Xpeditions
The National Geographic site provides an atlas with over 1800
navigable and
printable atlases, and visit Xpedition Hall to tour and learn
about the world. NOTE: Please do NOT print these off in the
library!
Your
Nation
Compare two countries. You choose the statistic, from electricity
and telephones toexports and railways at this site. Also, choose a topic to discover
top or bottom 5 worldrank. Or read a summary of statistics for the country of
your
choice.
YAHOO!Travel- scenery and activities for tourists, photos and maps.
YAHOO! Reference: Maps- Links to maps of different countries.
Fodors.com Miniguides- sights and activities for tourists, maps.