Updated Spring, 2011
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Frequently used Sites
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Ethnic Names:
Kabalarian Source for 6000,000+ names: http://www.kabalarians.com/index.cfm
Country Studies: The University of Michigan has pulled together a massive number of links of foreign countries. http://www.lib.umich.edu/mlibrary/search/mirlyn%3Bwebsite%3Bejournals%3Bsearchtools%3Bdeepblue/foreign%20countries
U. S. Dept. of State. Background notes. After choosing your country, use the buttons on the left to get detailed information on each country. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
CIA World Factbook. The Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Tourism Information:
For authoritative tourism information, do a Google search on the country name and add embassy to the search (Example: Australia +embassy). Look for the tourism link to that country.
Climate Information:
Look at the individual country studies and look for a link to "environment", "climate," "climate averages" or "weather." Also try World Weather Almanac. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/default.htm in the “Find a forecase” search box, type in your country.
Traditional Clothing: The Costumer's Manifesto http://www.costumes.org/ethnic/1PAGES/ETHNOLNK.HTM
Try a Google phrase search using this strategy: "traditional clothing" + the name of your country
Ethnic recipes: Lots of recipes listed by country at: http://www.recipesource.com/ or http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/World-Cuisine/Main.aspx
Also look in the country studies sites for this information.
Transportation Information: Look in the country studies sites for this information.
Religion Information: Look in the country studies sites for this information
Language: Look in the country studies sites for this information
Money/Currency: Look in the country studies sites for this information. ALSO: World Currency Gallery http://www.banknotes.com/images.htm
Historical Facts: Look in the country studies sites for this information
Holidays Celebrated: Look in the country studies sites for this information. World Geography is a good place to start since it has a section on Holidays in the Culture section.