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.