ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Search for your topic. When you view results, be sure to click MULTIMEDIA for photos, maps and video clips.
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Grolier Online: Lands and Peoples
The encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and geography.
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WEB SITES

Background Notes on Countries
Useful information from the U.S. Department of State

United Nations Cyberschoolbus
Choose individual countries and Cyber Schoolbus will compare them in several ways.
Try COUNTRY AT A GLANCE for basic information and statistics about United Nations Member States all over the world.

World Factbook
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Country Studies
The Library of Congress presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

World Paper Money
Images of banknotes (historical and current) from all over the world.

World Geography Fun
Games to help you learn.

Food and Recipes of the World
We have many books about how to prepare food from other countries. Look for 641.5 in the nonfiction section of the library.

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updated 07/24/2010