Facts and figures
Facts and figures are right at your fingertips through the following links:
The World Factbook
Produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the US government, this site provides data on every country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, military etc. In each instance a basic map and image of the flag, with description, are also available.
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Infonation
This easy to use database allows you to view and compare statistical data for all countries that belong to the United Nations. The major categories include economy, environment, health and technology. Up to five countries at a time can be selected for comparison. Enter site
Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopædia Britannica Online offers over 73,000 encyclopaedia articles, both short and book-length. Other content includes a world atlas, thousands of images and videos, an online dictionary and thesaurus, over 300,000 articles from respected magazines and journals, today's news headlines from the NZ Herald and BBC News, and links to relevant websites.
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Wellington City Libraries' Kids Catalogue
A wealth of information from external recommended websites, as well as links to all our items about New Zealand and other countries is available in the Explore section of our Kids Catalogue.
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MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this huge database provides full text for nearly 1,950 general periodicals covering a range of subjects including countries of the world, travel and much more. In addition to the full text, it provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,600 other titles. This database also features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 316 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 88,000 biographies, 83,500 full text primary source documents, and an image collection of 107,000 photos, maps and flags.
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