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Background
Notes Home Page - A periodically
updated electronic archive from the U.S. State Department, with
information on geographic entities and international organizations.
- Countries
of the World - Need information about a country? This site
offers plenty of information with quick facts, maps, and flags.
Search by keyword or alphabetical order by country.
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Don’t
Gross Out the World - Take the International Etiquette Quiz and test
your knowledge of what is and isn’t appropriate behavior at the dinner table
in 11 major countries.
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Foreign
Consular Offices in the United States -
Names of chief foreign consular personnel and addresses
of consulates and chanceries, compiled by the U.S.
Department of State. Also includes chronological
list of dates of foreign national holidays.
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Global
Connections: The Middle East - From PBS come these resources that
explore many facets of life in the Middle East. Here you can learn about the
region's culture, economy, politics, science and technology, religion, and
geography. Make sure to check out Connecting Questions section so you
examine the hot-button issues in the Middle East (last updated 2002).
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International Business
Etiquette and Manners - Not
just for business people, this site profiles of 31 countries with fun facts,
local behavior, customary greetings, appropriate gifts to give, and even how
people sit.
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IPL: Culture Quest World Tour
- The Internet Public Library introduces you to the cultures of several
countries and regions in different parts of the world. View sampling of each
countries folk tales, crafts and cuisine and learn about its holidays.
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Kid
Info Reference Resources: The World - This gateway offers an easy
navigation through the countries.
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The
Library of Congress: Country Studies - Use the Browse button and
find in-depth reports on historical and current information about a
country. Not every country is represented on this site.
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License
Plates of the World - See how other
countries identify their cars and check out the artwork
on plates of various states.
- Rulers
- This site contains lists of heads of state and
heads of government.
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United
States Embassies and Consulates Worldwide -
Links to home pages of U.S. Embassies and Consulates
throughout the world, maintained by the U.S. Department
of State.
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World
Atlas - Currency,
flags, population, religion are some of the many topics included.
Get an answer for those hard to find topics.
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The
World Factbook - Put out by the Central Intelligence Agency this
site provides great details on different countries. Recommended for
older students.
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