Library Resources
The Library's collection of licensed databases & E-Reference Books may include information on this topic; these are commercial, copyrighted materials that PGCMLS licenses for the reference and research needs of its customers; often this material comes directly from printed books. Most of these databases may be accessed remotely, while a few are available only to users on PC's in our Branches.
Web Resources
- CIA
World Fact Book
Country information includes sections on geography, people,
government, economy, communications, transportation, military,
and international issues.
- Flags of the World
Find large color images of national flags with information about the flag's history, variations, symbols and more.
- National
Geographic's Map Machine
View normal atlas type maps and dynamic maps with themes such
as weather, politics and resources. Information on the countries
includes flags and brief facts.
- Portals to the World
Links to country information providing authoritative and in-depth information about the nations of the world by Library of Congress Specialists.
- Rulers
Historical listing of heads of state with birth and death dates.
Also includes information on international organizations and
a chronology of related events from 1996 to the present.
- World Leaders
The CIA's current and comprehensive listing of international
government officials including cabinet members and heads of
state.
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