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Core Reference & Subject Links
Almanacs
The CIA World Factbook - Provides detailed country info.
Information Please Almanacs - Several Topical Almanacs
US Census Bureau - Provides business, people, and geography information about the U.S.
Biography
Academy of Achievement - Profiles of extraordinary individuals
Biography.com - Over 25,000 biographies from A&E
Distinguished Women - Bios of women past and present
Inventor Hall of Fame - Bios by inventor or invention
PBS Biographies - Offers profiles of notables originally featured in broadcasts
Presidents' Hall - Contains speeches, profiles of the presidents, first ladies, and vice presidents
Countries
Altapedia - Countries from A-Z
Amnesty International - evaluates nations on the basis of human rights
U.S. Department of State
Country Briefings - features economic forecasts, fact sheets, and data country by country
CountryReports.org - Country info from around the globe
Ethnologue - Info for all of the world's known languages
Flags of All Countries
Human Rights Watch - Presents regional and county reports
Internet Conflict Data Service - provides info about conflict and ethnicity by country and regions
Library of Congress - General info
Lonely Planet Destinations - offers travel info with maps
Portals to the World - In-depth information and links for world nations
United Nations Info Nation - View and compare data for all United Nation member states
Dictionaries
Webster.com - Online dictionary & thesaurus
Babel Fish Translation - Translates boxes of text or full web pages
The Glossarist - a comprehensive directory of glossaries
Information Please Dictionary - and encyclopedia
Law Dictionary - Defines legal terms
Medical Dictionary - Defines hundreds of medical terms
Picture Dictionary - a multilingual picture dictionary designed for language learners of all ages
Webopedia
Encyclopedias
Britannica
Encyclopedia.com - "because knowledge is cool"
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