Countries of the World

Countries of the World

Learn about the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues of various countries using the sources below.

Databases:

• Britannica School Edition - World Atlas: use the interactive map to zoom in and click on particular world regions or countries and easily access the database's articles, images, and videos related to that country.

• CultureGrams: learn about the people, customs, lifestyles and societies of countries around the world.

• Gale in Context Middle School - Cultures: find information about people and places.

• Gale - Kids InfoBits - Geography: includes nations, states, provinces, and cities as well as famous places, and geography and map terms.

Websites:

• CIA - The World Factbook: provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.

• National Geographic - Travel: find facts, photos, information and history, travel videos, flags, and maps of countries and cities of the world from National Geographic.