Countries

Countries
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	General Information Altapedia Online http://www.atlapedia.com/index.html Information and maps on every country. Click "Countries A-Z" or "World Maps". Background Notes http://www.state.gov/www/background%5Fnotes/index.html From the U.S. Department of State. Geographical, economic, historic, and political information about countries of the world. CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ Information and data about nations of the world. Countries of the World http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html Facts and current information on countries of the world, from Information Please Almanac. Links on left access country information. Country at a Glance http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e%5Fglance.htm Short statistical overview (area, population, largest city, and nine other items) on United Nations countries. Country Studies / Area Handbook http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html 100 countries of the world from the US Library of Congress. Includes history, geography, culture, maps, timelines, and photographs. Cultural Profiles Project http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/index.html 50 different countries from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Global Statistics http://www.stats.demon.nl/ Good population and area information on cities, metropolitan areas, and divisions (states and provinces).
	Travel Information 111 Travel http://www.triple1.com Airfare, car and hotel rental prices. 123 Travel http://123world.com/tourism/ Links to tourism bureaus of vacation places -- states and countries. Lonely Planet http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/ Travel Guide http://www.travel-guide.com Text descriptions, choose the pull-down menues for more options. Travel Links http://www.airwebtravel.net Listings of airlines, airports, car rental, cruises, trains,and hotel chains. Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets http://travel.state.gov/travel%5Fwarnings.html From the U.S. Department of State. TravelEye http://www.traveleye.com Yahoo Travel http://travel.yahoo.com Click on the airlines icon to get air fares or choose a destination.
	Maps 3D Atlas Online http://www.3DAtlas.com/list%5Fco.html Mapquest.com http://www.mapquest.com National Geographic Map Machine Atlas http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/atlas/index.html
	Human Rights Country Index http://www.unhcr.ch/world/alpha.htm Geopolitical and refugee information about major countries of the world. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000 http://www.hrw.org/wr2k/ 66 countries covered. World Heritage List http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm Over 600 World Heritage places in the world. From the United Nations.
	Costa Rica COCORI; Complete Costa Rica http://www.cocori.com/library/index.htm Costa Rica Culture http://www.costarica.com/culture.html Destination Costa Rica http://www.lonelyplanet.com/dest/cam/costa.htm
	Mexico Mexico http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/mnindex.html

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