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Electronic Reference Desk - Country Information
CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Over 260 country profiles which include information on geography,
demographics, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and
transnational issues. It is browsable but not searchable. An
excellent resource for almost any type of country information. The CIA
first made this available to the public in 1975.
Earth Calendar
http://www.earthcalendar.net
A daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. Browsable by
date, by country, and by religion, and searchable as well. It also
includes a mapping feature.
Embassies of Other Nations to the United States
http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/inside_usa.htm
This site provides listings for embassies and consulates in the United States
for all countries of the world, with links to web sites where possible.
Flags of the World
http://www.fotw.ca/flags/
With over 18,500 images of flags including historic and regional flags, this
site is one of the most comprehensive sites for locating flags.
Library of Congress
Country Studies
http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Detailed information about each country including terrain, population,
government, imports/exports, and other descriptive and factual information.
State and County Quick Facts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
Information from the Census Department on population, demographics, business and
geography information of the 50 states.
Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
This website does currency conversions using live currency rates. Users
can choose the amount of money they want converted from X type of currency into
Y type of currency.
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