Countries of the World
Follow these links to quick facts about the different countries of the world!
The World Factbook- One of the Best!
Country profiles compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated periodically throughout the year. The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. Includes pictures of the country map and flag, as well as the "region".
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
EBSCOhost- Student Research Center- Country Reports
Discover the world around us through compact and fact filled reports. Learn about the peoples, their land and their culture & customs. Do an "uncheck all", checkmark Country Reports, and enter your country in the search screen. This is an INFOhio database and will require a username and password from home.
Fact Monster- Countries of the world
Each country profile provides information on: Geography · Maps · Flag · History · Current ruler · Area · Population · Capital · Largest cities · Languages · Ethnicity/race · Religion · Literacy rate · Economy · Government
GeoHive is a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena, and more.
You may want to try some of the online encyclopedias from this page. They include: World Book Online and Grolier Online (Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, etc.) These will require a username and password from home.
Infoplease.com- Countries of the world
Facts on world and country flags, maps, geography, history, statistics, disasters, and more.
Lands and Peoples (Grolier Online) Hint: Try the Factbox for quick facts!
Lands and Peoples provides accessible, easy-to-understand articles on countries, cultures, and current events.
This will require a username and password from home.
Library of Congress- Country Studies
Historical, social, economic, and political analyses of individual countries.
United Nations- Cyber School Bus
View statistics about UN Member States- one at a time.
To do a comparison of up to six different countries, according to statistics you choose, go to http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation3/basic.asp
Foods of the Countries
Includes geographic setting, environment, history and food, recipes.
Mrs. Salipante's Foreign Food Recipes
Links to lots of information available on this website.
Sally's Place- Ethnic Cuisines
Learn about the varied cultures of the world and how to cook using regional specialties.
Learn about the culinary traditions of different countries. Recipes are also available.
The following information may be useful for Mrs. Bundy's Countries Project (Developing or Industrialized Nation)
Outline maps are available at About.com, Enchanted Learning, and EduPlace
