U. S. Government Web Pages

CIA World FactBook
Updated in November 2005, this source is a good for quick facts and statistics.
[To scan the long pages for specific facts, use the find function. Press down the ctrl key, hold it down while also pressing down the "f" key. In the box that appears, type in the keyword, then press the "find next" button.]
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Background note
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

Country Study
Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Peace Corps
Countries
http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc

Peace Corps
Destinations Videos
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/students/video/index.html

Service
Radio Free Europe
http://www.rferl.org/

Country Analysis Briefs
Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html

Government Web Pages

Web sites of Permanent Missions to the United Nations
http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html

Other Web Pages

Grolier Online
(Ms. Averill will supply the username and password in class.)
http://mcgee.berlinschools.org/Library/grolier_on.htm

Foreign Embassies of Washington D. C.
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/

Lonely Planet
Compliments the travel show on TV, click on "See" to find tourist attractions.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/index.htm

Country Profile:
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/

State of the Environment:
United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.grida.no/enrin/index.cfm

CountryReports
http://www.countryreports.org/

Cool Planet
OxFam
http://www.oxfam.org.ni/coolplanet/kidsweb/world/index.htm

Historic Sites
World Heritage Committee
UNESCO
http://whc.unesco.org/en/254

AlertNet: Alerting Humanitarians to Emergencies
Reuters Foundation
http://www.alertnet.org/

World Hunger:
World Food Program
http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/index.asp?region=7

At a Glance:
UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html

Countries and Regions
U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394356

Geographia
http://www.geographia.com/indx03.htm

InfoPlease Encyclopedia
http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html

World
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/

On-Line Newspapers/Magazines from Countries

Links to Newspapers from many different countries
Be sure to choose English-language editions!
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

Maps

National Geographic MapMachine
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

Holt Rinehart and Winston (HRW) Atlas
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

Currency Converter

Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Food

Ethnic and Regional Recipes (Webliography)
Yahoo Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Food_and_Drink/Cooking/Recipes/Ethnic_and_Regional/