Background notes
Background notes are published by the US State Department. They provide current
information on geographic entities and international organizations. They are updated
periodically and provide information such as: geography, people, government, economy,
people, history, government, political conditions, foreign relations, travel and business
information.
World
Factbook 2001
The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency. Provides current
information on countries including: location, map, flag, climate, geography, resources,
environment, people, government, economy, transportation, communication and defense.
Library of Congress /
Country Studies / Area Handbook Series
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of
Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of
the Army. This online series presently contains studies of 91 countries.
Interactive ABC
World Fact Book 2001
Source: CIA World Fact Book. Provides information on geography, people, government,
economy, transportation, communications, defense, map and flag for each country.
Country Reports.org
Includes information on the country's economic, defense, geography,
government, history, people, national anthem, map, and related links.
Ethnologue: Languages
of the World
The Ethnologue comprises 228 country files organized into five geographical areas. A
country file contains descriptions of all the languages spoken there.
Web of Culture
Want to find the gestures from around the world, know the currency used in Zimbabwe? Need
to contact the American Embassy in Hungary? Want to see which religions are practiced in
India? Visit our Reference section for answers to these and many other general cultural
inquiries. Look under the Reference heading for sections.
CityNet
Information provided for major cities in the world.
The Embassy Web
The Embassy Web turns its spotlight onto web sites maintained by foreign representations
all over the world.. Visit the Embassy for your country and find out more about it.
Rulers of the World
This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases,
de facto leaders who
don't occupy either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, usually
going back to at least 1900.
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