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
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.
HS
Online Resources Page
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.
SIRS
Discoverer- Country Facts
Follow the link to
"Country Facts" and you will find profiles which contain basic facts about a large number of
countries, as well as map and picture of the country's flag. This
is an INFOhio database and will require a username and password from home.
United
Nations- Cyber School Bus
View statistics
about UN Member States- one at a time.
The
World Factbook
Country profiles compiled by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated
periodically throughout the year.
World
Flag Database
Blackline
maps are available here
The following
information may be useful for Mrs. Bundy's Countries Project.
Developing or
Industrialized?
Developing country
is any of the world's poor, or "have-not," nations. Such nations
were once called underdeveloped countries, but most economists
now prefer the terms developing country, less developed country,
or L.D.C. Many of the developing countries are in Africa,
Asia, and South America. A typical developing nation has a shortage of food,
few sources of power, and a low gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the value
of all the goods and services produced in a country during a year. Economists
often classify nations on the basis of per capita (for each person)
GDP—that is, the GDP divided by the population.
Most developing countries have an increasing population,
chiefly because death rates are decreasing and birth rates remain high. These
population increases put new pressures on scarce resources. Physical
capital, such as machinery and efficient transportation systems, is scarce
in developing countries. So is social capital, such as good education
and health systems and stable government. Disease, illiteracy, and inadequate
equipment keep agricultural and commercial production low. These factors are
most harmful in rural areas, where most of the people live. The people depend
on one or two main crops, and suffer if these crops fail. Richer nations are
helping some developing countries conquer poverty, but progress is uneven.
Some countries, especially in Africa, are becoming poorer. About three-fourths
of the world's people still live in developing countries.
- Developed country – “a country that has
reached a stage of economic development characterized by the growth of industrialization.
In developed countries, the amount of money made by the population
(national income) is enough to pay for schools, hospitals and other
services. Population growth in developed countries is usually slower than
in developing countries.”
- Developing country - third world
country Definition - “a country that has not reached the stage of
economic development characterized by the growth of industrialization. In
developing countries, the amount of money made (national income) is less
than the amount of money needed to pay for schools, hospitals and other
services (domestic savings). Often these countries also have big
populations, which are growing very fast. This means that there is very
little money to build new factories and increase the national income.
Developing countries find it hard to break this cycle of poverty.”
- Least Developed Country – “A country
designated by the UN as least developed based on criteria of low per
capita GDP, weak human resources (life expectancy, calorie intake, etc.),
and a low level of economic diversification (share of manufacturing and
other measures). There are currently 50 LDCs.”
Try these links:
United
Nations
Least
Developed Countries
Countries of the World