Atlases

Encarta Map Center http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/MapCenter/Map.aspx

Outline Maps http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/

Geography @About.com http://geography.about.com/

All the Worlds Maps http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/maps.html

Concierge.com Maps http://www.concierge.com/tools/maps/

BBC News: Key Maps http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/03/v3_iraq_key_maps/html/daily_strikes/link1.stm

Perry Casteñeda Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/index.html

American Memory Maps Collections http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html

Places in the News http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/plnews.html

National Atlas http://nationalatlas.gov/

Color Landform Atlas of the United States http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html

MapQuest http://mapquest.com

MapBlast.com http://www.mapblast.com

Maporama http://www.maporama.com/share/

MultiMap.com http://uk2.multimap.com/

National Geographic MapMachine – http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Access to political and physical maps and information for anywhere in the world by the National Geographic Society.

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Nations, States, Travel

Library of Congress Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/

Library of Congress is Portals to the World http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

State Department’s Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/

CIA World Factbook http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Atlapedia Online http://www.atlapedia.com/

World Statesmen.org http://www.worldstatesmen.org/

InfoNation (United Nations comparisons) http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com

INCORE: Internet Conflict Data Service http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html

Worldwide Gazeteer http://www.gazeteer.com/

Ethnologue (information about world languages) http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/hrw/

Internet Public Library’s Culturequest http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/

Country Reports.org http://www.countryreports.org/

Economist Country Briefings http://www.economist.com/countries/

Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/

Lonely Planet’s Destinations http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations

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The Fifty States

Internet Public Library’s Stately Knowledge http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/skhome.html

50 States and Capitals http://www.50states.com/

ClassBrain.com State Reports http://classbrain.com/artstate/publish/

Stateline.org http://www.stateline.org
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Government Information

FirstGov:Your First Click to U.S. Government http://www.firstgov.gov/

KidsGov http://www.kids.gov/

Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov
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Social Issues

Public Agenda Online http://www.publicagenda.org/

Public Education Network http://www.penpress.org/
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About Flags

Flags of the World http://fotw.vexillum.com/flags/

World Flag Database http://www.flags.net

Flag of the United States http://www.usis.usemb.se/usflag/

Guide to American Flags http://www.law.ou.edu/flags.html

Flags of All Countries http://www.theodora.com/flags.html