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AFRO-American Almanac

African-American history and culture is the focus of this site, a compilation of factual information and online documents. Includes directories of biographies, folk tales, historical documents and events, and to famous commentaries, poems, and speeches.
http://toptags.com/aama/

Aneki.com: Country Information, Regional and World Rankings

A convenient compilation of statistical facts and rankings for the countries of the world, drawn from a variety of sources.
http://www.aneki.com/

CIA World Factbook

The 2001 edition of this basic reference work includes detailed factual profiles of 268 places (countries and territories). Most of the profiles contain information about a country's geography, population, government, economy, communication and transportation systems, and military.

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Computer Almanac: Interesting & Useful Numbers About Computers

A large collection of computer-related facts and figures, drawn from a variety of sources. Among the categories included are computers at home and at work, operating systems, speed, programming, marketing, research, the internet, interfaces, injuries, and crime. Compiled and maintained by Brad A. Myers, a Senior Research Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University's Human Computer Interaction Institute.
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/bam/www/numbers.html

Country Studies/Area Handbook Series (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress)

This site contains all currently available titles in the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series originally produced in print by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army). Each title "presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions" of a country or region. The titles are not continuously updated, so in all cases the date of publication should be consulted for currency of information.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

The History Channel's "This Day In History"

This almanac of historical events includes sub-sections on automotive, Civil War, technology, and Wall Street history.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/

Information Please Almanacs

Online version of the popular print almanac covers a variety of topics including world and U.S. facts, sports, entertainment, people, business and the economy, living, society, and science and technology. Browse or search.
http://www.infoplease.com/almanacs.html

Information Technology Almanac

Reference resource for information technology companies includes company profiles, industry and executive directories, and a search engine.
http://www.wtalmanac.com/

Literary Calendar: An Almanac of Literary Information

A calendar of literary facts organized by date. You can also generate a chronology of events by author or work.
http://litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/

The Political Reference Almanac (PolSci.com)

Includes information about federal government office holders, agencies, the federal and state budgets, and the governments of other countries. Also contains selected political documents, historical information, and a political calendar.
http://www.polisci.com/almanac/almanac.htm

Portals to the World

Maintained by the Library of Congress, this site provides links to resources on individual countries, from around the world.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

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The Calendar Zone

A topically organized collection of online calendars, including celestial, cultural, geographical, historical and religious calendars. Also contains calendar information and software resources.
http://www.calendarzone.com/

Calendrical Calculations

This dynamic site provides representation of dates according to 21 different calendar systems, ancient and modern.
http://emr.cs.uiuc.edu/home/reingold/calendar%2Dbook/java/applet/display.html

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The Official U.S. Time

Site sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U. S. Naval Observatory provides clocks calibrated to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a standard for world time. Java-based clocks represent the current time for every U.S./territorial time zone, accurate within one second.
http://www.time.gov/

The World Clock

This web clock displays the current time in 135 cities around the world and also contains a search engine you can use to find the time in other locations.
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2000

Produced by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, this report presents 23 key indicators of the well-being of children. The indicators are monitored through official Federal statistics covering children's economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. Eight key demographic measures and indicators on children's knowledge and skills at kindergarten entry and youth participation in volunteer activities are also included.
http://www.childstats.gov/ac2000/ac00.asp

Immigration and Naturalization Service Statistical Yearbook

This publication provides information, in the form of text, tables, and charts, about the various types of foreign nationals who are inspected, naturalized, apprehended, or removed by the INS. Types of aliens include immigrants, nonimmigrants (temporary visitors), parolees, refugees, and asylees, as well as those naturalized or apprehended. Sections of the print version are placed online as they become available; the site includes Yearbooks back to 1996.
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/statistics/ybpage.htm

State of the World's Children 2001

This UNICEF publication offers a global perspective on the well-being of children, including data drawn from 193 countries and covering such basic indicators as nutrition, health, education, and economic status.
http://www.unicef.org/sowc01/

Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development 2001/2002

Companion web site for a print reference volume published by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway includes facts and documents pertaining to international agreements on environment and development; intergovernmetal organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agencies; international non-governmental organizations (NGOs); and country profiles.
http://www.ngo.grida.no/ggynet/