See also Maps links
Worldometers
Monitor the state of the earth - birth, deaths, government, economy, education, environment and more. See moving data updated constantly
Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world, along with birth and death rates.
Earth Live
Spin the globe then choose latest news items or connect with scientists in the field so find out what is happening.
Atlapedia Online
Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.
CIA World Fact Book
Maps, notes, definitions, profiles, flags and information about a wide range of countries
Flags of all Countries
As well as flags of all countries, this site lets you describe a flag and finds the country. It also has links to maps of all countries and the world, and the world fact book.
Geographia
A travel service, but it offers a range of information about destinations in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Has a great guide to Malaysia
Geography Games
Compiled by a US teacher. Links to various sites
Geography World
This site is basically a starting place for links to a range of countires, mapping sites,populations, flags, etc. Loads of information available.
GeoHive Global Statistics
" The main kind of data you can find here is on the population of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure.."
InfoNation
An "easy-to-use, two-step database that allows you to view and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations. "
International Time Zones
Check out the current time around the world
Kids at National Geographic
A kids magazine. Includes a daily quiz about places in the world, games, activities, experiements.
Lonely Planet
Has guides to different places and countries
Population Reference Bureau
Information about populations organised by region
Portals to the World
Choose from the A-Z list of places and countries

SchoolWorld Multicultural Resources
Information about languages, cultures and literature from around the world

What is the Capital Of.....?
Find out at this site.
Xpeditions
As well as a range of other exciting info, this iste has links to some good maps
Yahooligans Search - Countries
Lots of information about countries available
US Census Bureau
Choose a country then view data from 2000 and projected data for 2025
The World Gazetteer
" This site provides information about current population of countries, their administrative divisions, cities and towns as well as images of the current national flags."
World Population
See the actual population of the world - it changes rapidly. Compare it to any date from 1970 onwards
World Population
Results of a Google search
My Footprint
How much waste do you produce? How does this ciompare to others? Is it sustainable? Take the quiz and find out.
The Limits
Watch this counter total up the number of people on earth, the number of trees destroyed, oil reserves, sea levels and more
Surface Distance Between..
Use this website to find the distance between two places, or to find the latitude or longitude of cities.
Degree Confluence Project
The goal of the project is to visit each of the latitude and longitude integer degree intersections in the world, and to take pictures at each location. The pictures and stories will then be posted here
Miniature Earth
If we could turn the population of the earth into a community of 100 people, this is how it would be.....
Nation Master
A massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. Data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, United Nations, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Resources Institute, UNESCO, UNICEF and OECD. You can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.
Global Kids Connect
Start learning about being a global citizen, then take action
Hyper History Online
A simply amazing website. Choose people, culture, religion, people, events, maps, or more.... Search timelines, print maps...
World Wind
World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
International DataBase
A US Census bureau page with data on 227 countries

Total MidYear World Population
For every year from 1950 with estimates to 2050

BBC News Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
Earthlights
A satellite image of the world at night with clouds digitally removed.
BBC Country Profile
A profile of every country.Has a map, overview, facts and current news. Also has a timeline of history for each country.

Global Education
A fantastic site with country profiles, learning quests, global issues, teaching tools and curriculum links

Earth Calendar
This site has a listing of world holidays and celebrations

   

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