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Country Information on the WWW

U.S. Dept of State-"Background Notes"- factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States. 

CIA- World Factbook- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

The World Factbook at this CIA government resource is a place where you can find all sorts  of official information on all the countries of the world.

Country Reports - http://www.emulateme.com/

This site includes: national anthems, flags, maps, weather, news and the nations of the world.

Library of Congress Country Studies - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Photographs and information about 85 different countries

Lonely Planet – Destinationshttp://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/

Use the World Guide to choose a region and then to choose a country and learn everything a traveler needs to know about visiting that country.

National Geographic Homework Help http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html

This page from the National Geographic web site will provide links to printable maps as well as country information.

Make your travel arrangements from these sites

Logan Airport Online Timetable - http://timetables.oag.com/bos/

Enter a departure date and time, a departure location and a destination city and this program will return a flight for you. You can research your return flight as well!

Travelocityhttp://www.travelocity.com

Book your airline flight, train tickets, rental car and hotel all from this one convenient site.