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Tennessee Electronic Library
General Reference Center Gold
Wilson
OmniFile
National Geographic
- CD-ROM: 1888-2000 (Available at Circulation Desk - Library Use)
- General Reference Center Gold:
September 1993 - Present (Specify National Geographic in the limits box
labeled "to the following journals."
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
- Library of
Congress Global Gateway
- This site provides links to a wealth of information about foreign
countries. The Portals
to the World provides links to individual countries.
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- Library of Congress
Country Studies
- This site links to online versions of the Country Studies from the Area
Handbooks Series.
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- State Department Background
Notes
- These short notes provide information about the geography, people,
government, economy and history of foreign countries along with travel
info and contact info for State Department offices.
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- World
Factbook
- Produced annually by the CIA, The World Factbook provides short
descriptions of the countries of the world with sections about the
historical background, geography, people, government, economy,
communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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- Lonely
Planet
- Lonely Planet is an excellent source of travel and
tourism information about countries around the world.
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- National Park Service
- This site provides links to the official web sites of our national parks
and monuments.
Tennessee
State Parks
- Columbia
Gazeteer of North America
- This electronic version of the 2000 edition provides short descriptions of villages, towns, cities,
counties, states/provinces, countries and geographical features throughout
Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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