Away.com (although primarily designed for tourists, this site provides maps and articles on culture and ecology for all regions of the world)
3D Atlas Online (world news and research links for every country)
Africa: The Art of a Continent (explore the artwork of Africa by region)
ArabNet (comprehensive online resource for the Arab world)
Asia@ Online (news and info about the geography, people, government and more of Asian nations---searchable by topic or country)
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (searchable database of links organized by country and/or topic)
AskAsia (great for students and teachers--information, activities, and links)
Asia Source (cultural, economic, social, historical, and political)
Atlapedia Online (provides facts and data on geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy on every country of the world)
Away.com (although primarily designed for tourists, this site provides maps and articles on culture and ecology for all regions of the world)
Central Europe Online (daily-news, current issues, travel and cultural info, politics, basic info and more about the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Slovenia)
The Chef's Middle East Cookbook
China, an Inner Realm (beautifully done and loads of info)
Countries, Nations and Continents (links to flags, maps, and basic information about the countries of the world)
Country Profiles by BCNEWS.com (searchable library of nearly every country in the world, providing background on history, culture, geography, natural resources, government, politics, economics and demographics--includes color maps, flags, national anthems in RealAudio, and a database of sortable statistics and cultural differences to compare each county to others)
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia (anthems, flags, maps, weather, and news about nations around the world)
Discover India: Culture (a catalog of everything Indian--Indian religions, festivals, rituals, artifacts, monuments, costumes, music and dance, language and literature)
Discover Jamaica: Geography and History of Jamaica
Embassy Page: Embassies and Consulates in the United States (foreign embassies in the U.S.)
ETHNOLOGUE: Languages Around the World (languages organized by geographical region and country, language name and family indexes--introduction gives nice overview of language and culture)
European Home Page (make contact with students in particular countries, or find information about a specific country in Europe)
Excite Travel (information such as food, language, culture, maps, and info on cities and specific regions--searchable)
Future Culture Links (links to the following information about countries organized by region: news, facts, travel/tourism, government, politics, history, education, science, technology, culture)
Galaxy (great--very comprehensive listing of links organized by country)
Geographria (cultural and physical information in a magazine format--organized by region)
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Global Views (collection of audio--with text--interviews with students from all over the globe. You can hear a sample of their native language, as well as their opinions on their countries, homesickness, etc.. )
*International
Information Systems (takes
a lot of memory and a fast modem--be patient)
Keypal Links
(interview or communicate with students from other countries)
Kid's Click!: Countries (links provided by librarians and organized by country)
Kid's Click!: Countries (General) (list of sites that offer info or links to more than one country)
Kid's Click!: Regions (links organized by continent--cultural and physical info)
Land & Ocean (links to sites with cultural and physical information about countries and regions around the world; links to map sites)
Library of Congress Country Studies (online books for countries around the world--table of contents for each allows you to narrow your topic Great!)
License Plates of the World (this one is fun)
Living Africa (searchable information and maps about the cultural and physical features of Africa with wonderful photographs and links to related sites--this one was created by students for students in a very professional manner)
Lonely Planet (a really nice site with loads of information about culture and travel around the world--lots of pictures)
Masks (provides information on masks alphabetically, by culture, and by region of the world--click on atlas or links)
Music: by Country and Culture
Myths and Legends (organized by region and language group)
Nations of the World (national anthems, flags, maps, current weather, people, economy, geography, history, news, and related links--organized by country)
Rulers (contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories, usually going back to at least 1900--organized by country with daily updates of changes in leadership)
Trishan's
Oz Page (all about Australia
by an Australian--he may be only 10, but his site is great)
Tales of Wonder
(folk and fairy tales from around the world)
U.S.
State Department: Digital Diplomacy for Students (info
about countries, links to online embassies, related careers, U.S. foreign
policy, services of the department, and more)
UN
Cyber School Bus (click on Resource Sources forlinks to
info about countries)
WCSU
List: Area Studies Internet Resources (resource
links for world cultural areas)
Web
of Culture (fun and educational
info about cultural differences of people from around the world: cuisine,
body language, religions, languages, etc.--click on cafe, education, or reference)
World
Fact Book (a must see!)
World
Village (info and fun for students,
teachers, and parents. Includes a data reference program for information
on the geography, people, government, economy, communications and defense
forces for the nations of the world)
One World - Nations Online (a growing list of gateways to the countries of the world--more than 2000 links to government and touristboard pages, news, and more)
Orientation.com (search and browse local information in more than 191 countries--it's multilingual and includes a variety of news, and cultural and physical features organized by country and category--a must see!)
Vive World (a searchable, and alphabetized database--good for a quick look at a country)
Writing
A Country Report? (an
internet hotlist for country reports)
