www.cia.gov
The CIA has on its website The World Fact Book. This is an excellent source for country statistics and information for almost every country in the world. www.state.gov
The State Dept. provides Background Notes on almost every country in the world. A more general overview than the statistics found on the CIA website. www.un.org
United Nations main home page. Link to Member States for emabssies and permanent missions. Also check under cyberschoolbus for general country information.
http://sun2.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefHealth.html
My new favorite country resource. Find country information, time zones, international law and shipping and all kinds of other tidbits. http://go.grolier.com
Wonderful subscription based service that has a wealth of country information on all kinds of countries. Easy to use and very comprehensive. www.loc.gov
Library of Congress site. Has other connections as listed below. http://international.loc.gov
Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts," lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Country Studies
This site has 91 different country studies that are extensive, covering all aspects of political, cultural and economic aspects of the country. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/
Online database of countries and maps from around the world. http://www.llrx.com/features/gumshoe.htm
Doing research on global topics? This site includes business and corporate data, global news, search engines, guides to international and comparative law, country profiles and statistics, locating people,businesses, places and useful services around the world, banking resources, and data on terrorism and security issues. lcweb2.loc.gov/ammen/ndlpedu/resources/inres/area/index.html
Teacher Resources. Has links for all different regions of the world. lcweb2.loc.gov/ammen/ndlpedu/resources/inres/area/index.html
Regional Links. Information Links for Regions Around the World. www.un.org/Pubs/cyberschoolbus/main.htm
Cyber School Bus
This section of the UN homepage provides a wealth of information for teachers and students. Has a great tool where you can compare statistics about different countries, and play a global game. Tons of resources for teachers and students. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Infonation An easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. http://fotw.digibel.be/flags/index.html
Flags of the World www.tckworld.com
Themain website for Third Culture Kids and the research and information around this area of work. http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/main.html
Over 16,500 maps are located on this site. From ancient to modern, from the simple to the complex, you are sure to find them here.
http://www.refdesk.com/
Consider this your on-line reference librarian
www.lii.org
Used extensively by librarians to find information on the web. Listed by index topic in 40 categories. Weeksly newsletter with new websites.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_2/History_n2/a.html
Hyper History Online. Click on the 3,000 year time-line to access relevant maps, biographies, and brief histories of people, places, and events. http://www.popnet.org
PopNet. Search the most comprehensive directory of population-related websites available--by topic or keyword, by organization, or through PopNet's clickable world map. Presents information on population topics such as Demographic Statistics, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender, Policy and Reproductive Health.
http://popindex.princeton.edu/
Population information from around the world. http://lii.org/search/file/holidays
A great holiday collection, featuring holidays and observances year-round, with topics ranging from Advent calendars to vegetarian holiday recipes. This collection is also browsable by region, and links to a page featuring specific holidays.
http://www.womensradio.com
Women's Radio is a web site that offers programming and resources for and about women. The site includes features like a national calendar of women's events, articles and updates on policy and other issues of importance to women, and some audio features on their own radio "channels". http://onlinenewspapers.com
Online Newspapers.com. Links to hundreds of newspapers from every region of the world.
www.festivals.com
While providing information on festivals that are upcoming in countries, this site also recommends books and videos (through Amazon) and it gives official website for further information. http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_holidays
Food Network.com: Holiday Archives. Now that you know about the holiday - check out the food! http://pppp.net/links/news/
Ultimate Collection of News Links. Browse extensive collections of links to 10,000 newspapers and magazines. www.dev-zone.org
An NGO providing information about global education and development to schools, universities, NGOs, consultants and government departments in New Zealand. While this is a NZ site, it has links,jobs and information from around the world.
http://www.etown.edu/vl
Has over 2000 International Affairs Links http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/world.html
Governments on the World Wide Web. Comprehensive site for government resources.
http://www.emulateme.com/
World Encyclopedia. Anthems, flags, and maps to the nations of the world. Each nation is described by economy, government, defense, geography, and people. www.culturalorientation.net
Cultural Orientation. Best part about the site is the resources list. A wealth of connections. Also provides information on immigrants and refugees. www.geographic.com
Geographic. Has a wide assortment of world and country maps and flags. Also has the CIA World Fact Book repackaged to look nicer. Has information on immigration and immigration forms that can be printed. www.holidayfestival.com
Sort holidays by country, by religion. Has links for all kinds of global calendars. www.kidlink.org
Has a multicultural calendar that lists holidays from around the world. www.education-world.com
Has a huge set of links for countries around the world (93 links for Venezuela for example). Also has holidays and activities. www.worldbook.com/fun
Take a world holiday quiz that changes with the seasons. www.yahooligans.com/AroundtheWorld.com
Has a wide diversity of links concerning holidays, travel, culture, volunteering around the world etc. www.beliefnet.com
Spiritually oriented site that lists religions from around the world. http://www.geography.eku.edu/LINKS.HTM
A collection of annotated Web links related to geography. Massive resource. www.lib.utexas.edu/libs/pcl/map_collection
University of Texas. Collection of world maps http://www.foreignfilms.com/
World wide database on foreign films. Searchable database. http://geode.usgs.gov/
GEODE. At this visually appealing site, visitors can use the GeoData Explorer (Geode) to view world maps based on population, transportation, natural resources, political boundaries, and more. Geographical relationships of data categories can be visualized with maps of countries of the world. Geographic data collected by the USGS and other government agencies are available for download from this site. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday
On This Day: Today's Highlights in History- events from history with links. www.webofculture.com
Web of Culture . General cultural information, Do and Taboos from around the world. www.wsu.edu/8080/%7edu?world.htm
Washington State University. Collection of cultural information www.iorworld.com
IOR World. Cultural quiz, newsletter, international orientation, links to other sites www.travelang.com
Travel Languages. Learn languages on the web www.excite.com
Excite Travel information www.yahoo.com
Yahoo travel information www.nmci.org
National Multicultural Institute. Examines multi-cultural issues. www.worldinformation.com
Country and travel information for 228 countries from around the world. http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/
The UC Atlas of Global Inequality The Atlas explores the interaction between global integration (globalization) and inequality, and provides maps, graphics and data. | 
