Country_Information

=Country Information= Looking for information about a country and its culture? Try these sources.

You will want to start with these sources ​before moving on to web resources listed on the left. If you are not on a computer at school, you will need to get the list of passwords from the LRC staff.
 * < ===**LRC Databases**===

This database focuses on country and culture information.There are country overviews, news items, biographies, primary-source documents, culture and environment sections, glossary terms, maps, photos, audio and video, statistics, e-books and more.
 * [|World Geography]**

Online encyclopedia
 * Grolier Online**

Search for country and culture books in our school's Learning Resource Center (LRC).
 * LRC Catalog**


 * eBooks:**
 * Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography**


 * Junior World Mark Encyclopedia of the Nations** ||

@http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ Fact sheets from the U.S. Department of State include basic information, short histories of the country, background on the people, and even travel/business information.
 * Background Notes**

@http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm Country profiles that include information about national leaders, mass media in each country and links to news and other content on the BBC site.
 * BBC News: Country Profiles**

@http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/ Flags, maps, populations: Left side of page contains index to Asia visit South West or South East Asia for country information.
 * Nations Online Project**

@https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ This site from the CIA provides a strong basic overview of information about each country. Good for political and "transnational" issues, or issues that affect other countries beyond their boundaries.
 * CIA World Factbook**

@http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html Good overview of basic country information. Great for flags and maps for reports. There are also links to more information about the country from the Infoplease site.
 * Infoplease: Country Information**

@http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ These Country Studies give a detailed overview of the history, social, economic and geographic information about each country. Make sure to pay attention to the "last updated" date at the bottom of each page if you need current statistics.
 * Library of Congress: Country Studies**

@http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places Part of National Geographic's MapMachine website, this site has basic information about each country and a link to its CIA World Factbook entry. But its best feature is the collection of maps for each country.
 * National Geographic: Country Profiles**

@http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/ A huge number of links about various aspects of each country and it's states and regions. Though there is much information, it has not necessarily been included because it is good information. Proceed with caution.
 * Yahoo Directory: Country Information**