Atlapedia Online contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

CIA World Fact Book - select the country you want to research by typing it in the search box or using the drop down menu of countries. This site is updated frequently.

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Encyclopedia.com  - articles from trusted resources such as Columbia Encyclopedia, Oxford’s World Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia of World Biography.

French-English Dictionary

Internet Public Library - check out the great kids and teen pages.                                        
Newspapers - from the US and around the world.

Spanish-English Dictionary