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CIA World Factbook
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html)
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A series of detailed country profiles, with only very brief information on religion or society. |
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Covers a thoroughly comprehensive list of nations, countries, and territories, down to the tiniest. Brief, largely statistical information on geography, people, government, economy, and more. Unsure as to the updating schedule. |
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Countries of the World
(http://www.infoplease.com/countries.html)
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An education-oriented website with profiles on every country in the world, including history essays. |
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Part of the Infoplease network of informational/educational websites, like a large online almanac. |
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Geographia
(http://www.interknowledge.com)
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A series of very attractive, beautifully illustrated country profiles. Emphasis on tourism features. |
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Limited content. No statistics or links. Not all countries are covered. |
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Library of Congress Country Studies
(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)
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A series of online books - extensive country profiles, covering many topics, including religion. |
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Full text online version of a series of books produced by the USA Library of Congress Federal Research Division, the Area Studies/Country Handbook series, sponsored by the USA army. 101 countries and regions are included; notable omissions include major Western countries. They were written between 1988-1998, so some information is older. Very good coverage of history, society, economy, politics, national security, institutions, and culture. Each includes a section on religion. Maps and charts require Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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WorldSkip.com
(http://www.worldskip.com)
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Commercial Web directory with a separate page/Web guide for every country. |
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News, business, art, culture, history, etc. for each country. Some countries covered better than others. |
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Atlapedia Online
(http://www.atlapedia.com)
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A set of brief but good country profiles for nearly all countries. |
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The history sections for each are good. No special category for religion. The maps section is weak. By Latimer Clarke Corporation, an educational publisher. |
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BUBL Link 5:15
(http://bubl.ac.uk/link/world/index.html)
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A set of annotated country Web guides, by a U.K. national information service for higher education. |
