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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).
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Mexico
Mexico
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