Almanacs, Facts & Handbooks
- Calculators
& Converters - Calendars
& Holidays - Statistics
& Demographics
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Almanacs,
Facts & Handbooks |
| Background Notes |
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U.S.
Department of State profiles the people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, defense, foreign relations, u.s. relations, and
travel/business climate of each country of the world.
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| Consular
Offices in the United States, Foreign |
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A complete and
official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States,
and recognized consular officers compiled by the U.S. Department of
State. |
| Country
Profiles from BBC News |
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"Full profiles
provide...history, politics and economic background of countries and
territories, and background on key institutions." Includes
maps. |
| Country Studies/Area
Handbooks |
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"The Country Studies Series presents a description and
analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and
national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and
examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by
cultural factors."
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| Flags of the World (FOTW) |
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Here
you can read more than 18,000 pages and view more than 33,000 images
about flags.
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Health Facts
Online,
State and Global
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"Contains the latest state-level data on
demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access,
financing, and state legislation." Use
the GlobalHealthFacts tab to find "free, up-to-date and
easy-to-access data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and
other key health and socio-economic indicators." From the Kaiser Family Foundation."
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| Information Please |
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Content at Infoplease.com is derived from The
TIME Almanac, with Information Please, The ESPN/Information Please
Almanac, The
Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed, Random House
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, and
Magellan Geographix. From the Family Education Network.
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| Money,
Ron Wise's Geographical Directory of World Paper |
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"The official image
gallery site for the International Bank
Note Society (IBNS)" |
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Mutual Fund Fact
Book |
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An annual compilation of facts and figures on the U.S. mutual
fund industry from the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the national
association of the American investment company industry founded in 1940.
Online annuals: 1996-present.
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| NATO
Handbook |
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A reference book on the North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation Alliance and on Alliance policies. |
| Old Farmer's Almanac |
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Selections. "Since 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published
useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who
live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on
the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who
don't like the question of weather left up in the air."
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Project
Vote Smart |
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A national non-partisan,
non-profit organization's "library of factual information on over
13,000 elected offices and candidates for public office" in the
U.S. |
| States and Capitals |
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Basic facts of
the fifty states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States with links
to more detailed information.
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| World Factbook |
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The annual handbook of countries of the world published by the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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| Calculators
& Converters
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| Compare Worth of US Dollars Five
Different Ways: 1789 - Present |
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By CPI, GDP Deflator, Unskilled
Wage, GDP Per Capita, or (relative share of) GDP. By Samuel H. Williamson,
Economic History Services. |
| Conversion & Calculation
Center |
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Includes a
calendar generator, the current time in 1000 places, a world time clock,
and more. |
| Cost
of Living & Salary Calculator at Sperling's Best Places |
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"...compare two cities side-by-side in
all the categories you need, such as taxes, housing, food, and other
costs." |
| The
Currency Site |
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Find
current and historical exchange rates, currency names by iso or country name,
and create handy currency cheatsheets at this award winning site.
Recommended for travelers. |
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Mortgage Calculator |
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One of many
housing and moving-related calculators available at this website. The
official site of the National Association of Realtors. |
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Online
Conversion |
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"Convert just about
anything to anything else.
Over 5,000 units, and 30,000 conversions." |
| Weather
Calculator |
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Calculates temperature, moisture, pressure, wind, and other
conversions. From the National Weather Service.
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Calendars
& Holidays
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| American
Secular Holidays Calendar |
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Site sections include a holiday calendar
calculator, links to official rules governing federal holidays in the U.S.,
federal holidays and celebrations, current stock exchange trading holidays and
historical early closings and trading stoppages, widely celebrated observances,
algorithms used in the calculator, and related links. |
| Calendar
Converter |
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"This page allows you to
interconvert dates in a variety of calendars, both civil and
computer-related." |
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On This Day |
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From the New York Times' Learning Network. |
| Saints
and Angels |
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A
comprehensive index of saints, feast days are listed chronologically.
Click on Saint Calendar. |
| Timeline of
the Twentieth Century |
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From About.com, formerly The Mining
Company, an information network founded in 1997. |
| Today
in History |
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A feature of the gateway to Historical Collections for the
National Digital Library at the Library of Congress, it incorporates primary
source material in chronicling events related to U.S. history and culture.
Search or browse its archive. |
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Year by Year 1900-2001 |
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An almanac feature of Infoplease.com.
Other timelines at this site include: Millennial
Milestones | World
History: 1000-2000 | American
Music: 1640-2000 | Fashion:
1858-2000 | Fashion:
1858-2000
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Statistics
& Demographics
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| Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
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"Information about the Nation's [U.S.]
economy, relating to employment, unemployment, and other characteristics of the
labor force; consumer [ConsumerPriceIndex] and
producer prices, consumer expenditures, import and export prices; wages and
other worker compensation; productivity and technological change; employment
projections; safety and health statistics, and international comparisons of
labor statistics." |
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CensusScope |
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"An
easy-to-use tool for investigating Census 2000 and U.S. demographic trends."
From the Social Science Data Analysis
Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan. |
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City-Data.com |
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Compiles data about U.S.
cities from government and commercial sources that can include
demographic, geographical data, state
profiles, crime data, sex offenders, housing, businesses, city
government finances and employment, weather, hospitals, schools,
libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area
codes, air pollution, and water systems. |
| Education
Statistics (NCES), National Center for |
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"NCES is
the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are
related to education in the United States and other nations." |
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Eurostat |
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"Eurostat’s mission
is to provide the European Union with a high-quality statistical
information service." Available in German, French, or
English. |
| FedStats |
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"Official statistical information available to the public from.... more
than 100 Federal agencies." Search by topic, agency, or geographic
unit.
A
Statistical Reference Shelf links to online
versions of commonly used sources. |
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Foundation
Center Statistics |
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"Provides
downloads in PDF format of statistical data on U.S. private and
community foundations and their funding patterns." |
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GeoHive:
Global
Statistics |
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Focuses on population statistics of
regions, countries, provinces and cities of
the world but includes statistics on economic factors. |
| National
Priorities Project Database |
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"The NPP Database is an interactive
database providing state-level data on socio-economic needs and federal
expenditures on such issues as hunger, education, housing,
poverty/income and military spending. It allows the user to create
customized tables, graphs and reports." Optional registration
allows for saving searches and printing user-friendly views. |
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NationMaster.com |
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Provides
country statistics under about thirty categories based on
data from the CIA World
Factbook, UN, and OECD.
Includes rankings, maps, flags and generates graphs and comparisons. |
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OFFSTATS:
Official Statistics on the Web |
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"Free and easily
accessible statistics from official sources" listed by country,
region, or topic. Produced by Librarian Rainer Wolcke at the University
of Aukland. |
| State
and County Quick Facts |
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"Quick, easy access to facts about
people, business, and geography" From the U.S. Census Bureau. |
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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A basic source
of statistical data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. |
| Statistics
Canada |
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The official website of Canada's central statistical agency, it
reports data on Canadian population, resources, economy, society and culture. |
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United States Census Bureau - American
FactFinder |
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Includes "Tables and maps of Census 2000 data for all
geographies to the block level" as well as "data sets of the
Decennial Censuses for 1990 and 2000, American Community Survey, conducted
annually since 1996, the Economic Census for 1997, and Population Estimates
conducted annually beginning in July, 2000." From the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| United
States Historical Census Data Browser |
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"The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for
each state and county from 1790 to 1960." |
