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Websites for Country Research
| ProQuest |
http://www.proquestk12.com/
This is a subscription service (see your teacher for the user name and password). Go to CultureGrams, enter into World Edition and click on the continent, then on the country you are studying. Quick facts will be listed on the right and an index on the left. Listen to the national anthem. Enlarge the flag and outline map. |
| Yahoo |
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/world-factbook/flags/S
Click on the letter of your country and scroll down and click on the flag of your country to enter into the report. Tabs on the top include: people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and Military. The currency button lists countries and their currencies and their abbreviations. |
| InfoPlease |
www.infoplease.com/countries
An alphabetical list of countries. Quick facts and brief descriptions of geography and history. Enlarged color map. |
| Library of Congress |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Choose your country from the drop down menu. Index on the left includes: geography, economy, history, climate, religion, culture, and education. |
| CIA |
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Pick your country from the drop down menu. Index includes: people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and Military. Enlarged map. (Same as Yahoo)
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| World Almanac for Kids |
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=8
Go to nations and find quick facts: population, area, capital, language, currency and location. |
| KidsKonnect |
http://www.kidskonnect.com/component/option,com_alphacontent/section,4/Itemid,31/
Quick facts and links to many websites. |
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