Freshman
Places Project
Use these links to find information
about different places:
City-Data.com
Tons of information about many US cities. Browsable by state.
Library of Congress Country Studies :: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The site gives very detailed information on countries' geography, society,
economy, transportation, communications, government, politics and history.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
USA City Link
Use this site to find information about thousands of US cities. Good for looking for demographic information. A commercial site so there are lots of ads.
World Chamber of
Commerce Directory
http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/
A directory of Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau websites for many US and foreign cities.
Foreign Embassies of
http://www.embassy.org/embassies/#L
Embassies are good sources of information about particular
countries. Here is a list of all the foreign embassies in
This site on the fifty states (and the U.S. commonwealths and territories)
has information such as: location (latitude and longitude), birds, colleges
and universities, constitutions, flowers, genealogical resources, geological
formations, geographical features, mottos, national forests and parks, newspapers,
nicknames, nonprofit organizations, populations, state and federal representatives,
songs, and the date of entry into the union. All facts are linked to over
1529 governmental or authoritative webpages.