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Countries and Cultures (series)
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Call Number: 910.3 JUN
A 10-volume set available in the Youth Reference department.
Lands, Peoples, and Cultures (series)
Text and photos are used to highlight the people, culture and geography of a country.
Scholastic Atlas of the World
Call Number: 912 STE
The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places
Call Number: 910 WOR
A six volume set of people and places by World Book.

Countries and Their Cultures
Call Number: 306.03 COU (Adult Reference)
Covers the geography, language, history, food, customs, major industries, religions and more of all of the countries of the world.
Land and Peoples
Call Number: 910 LAN (Juvenile Non-Fiction)
A six volume set of books covering the people, culture and geography of each country.
World Factbook
Call Number: 320.02 WOR (Adult Reference)
Statistics for every country in the world, compiled by the CIA.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Daily Cultures
Call Number: 305.8003 WOR (Adult Reference)
Covers living conditions, clothing, cultural heritage, family life and more of all of the countries of the world.

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CultureGrams
Find statistics and information related to population, geography, culture and society for any country.
Grolier Online
Search here for encyclopedia articles and maps of the various countries of the world.
World Book's Explore the World
Find detailed articles about the different countries of the world, as well as images, sound clips & more.
A Guide to Countries of the World
Access provided by Oxford Reference Online.
World News Digest - Country Profiles
Includes numerous links to current events and newspaper articles regarding countries of interest.

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Visual World Atlas by Nick Milon
World atlas with facts statistics photos, maps, flags, visual information about geography, history, people, demographics, government, economy, communications and transportation.

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