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Countries & Native Peoples- General 


Background Notes
The U.S. State Department provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.

Constitution Finder
Volunteers at the University of Richmond School of Law present this collection of national constitutions from around the world in English, searchable by country.

Countries & Regions
From the World Bank Group, search by country or region for economic profiles. Best for the upper high school student and beyond. See Welcome Students and Teachers listed below for an easier to use version of this site.

Countries of the World
Contains maps, large pictures of national flags, short text and a substantial list of country facts from Information Please, part of the Learning Network which focuses on K-12 resources.

Country Briefings
Includes articles from The Economist, a weekly international news and business publication, with a searchable archive back to 1997. After selecting a country, you may select links to Recent Articles, Country Profile (which includes basic data, an economic and political forecast and a description of the economic and political structure)and Currencies.

Country Scorecard
Brief statistics at a glance for each country, including a “scorecard” showing how each number compares to other countries. Prepared by Hannes Mungenast, an Austrian student of International Business.

Kid Info...The World 
Comprehensive portal to a wide variety of sites including information on countries, currencies, maps, flags and more, authored by an experienced K-12 educator and technology training specialist.

The Library of Congress Country Studies
A searchable database. Enter a country name or search topic and click on the information you wish to see.

“The List” 
Scroll down for comparative information on countries of the world in categories such as population, climate, size, gross national product and more, from WorldAtlas.com.

Outline Maps
Maps for printing provided by the Houghton Mifflin Co., publisher of school textbooks.

Portals to the World
Arranged by country and then categories, such as history, culture, geography and many more, the links at this site were chosen by the Library of Congress to provide in-depth information.

Welcome Students and Teachers 
For projects about a country or region, select Exploring Countries and Regions. For information on an issue such as health or poverty, select Tackling the Issues. For statistical information, select Getting Down to Data. From the World Bank Group. 

The World Factbook
Alphabetical listing of world countries from the United States government. Provides basic country information, maps, large pictures of national flags and text focused on geographic, political and economic analysis.

World Guide
Cultural, social and geographic information useful for school projects, as well as travel; includes information on holidays and "recommended reading" for each country, from Lonely Planet, a travel book publishing house.

World Map Collection
Maps for many countries and regions of the world, including historical maps, provided by General Libraries of the University of Texas.


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Last Updated: October 2, 2012