CLIS529 Links From Textbook - Appendix A
Part 2 - General Information Resources

Locations/Geography

Canadiana - Resources and information about Canadian publications, travel, etc.

The European Institute for the Media - Great information for journalists on Europe.  Special focus on Eastern European countries.

Famous Canadians Theme Page - Links to sites with information on noteworthy Canadians past and present.

50states.com - Facts and stats on state geography, history, people, economy, and politics.

Geohive Global Statistics - Includes data on countries, regions, states, provinces, and cities. Also ranks data by worldwide listings.

Library of Congress Country Studies - Free book-length reports on 100 countries, written by social scientists. Looks at their history, politics, economics, society and defense systems.

U.S. State Home Pages - Web site with links to official state home pages.

World Factbook - Data and facts on almost every country in the world, compiled annually by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Yahoo! Canada - Links to all kinds of Canadian resources and information.

Your Nation - See how countries and regions rate in terms of social and economic factors. Compare any two countries or regions to generate a bar chart or generate lists of the top five or bottom five countries for a specific feature.

Missing Links

The CIA Publications Handbook is no longer on line at the CIA web site.  However the CIA does offer a search engine to find other published information.  Take a look at http://www.odci.gov/search.