An easy to use primer on the nation's of the world assembled by the BBC.
This is a freely accessible online version of the Central Intelligence Agency's excellent World Factbook. This resource provides credible baseline information on a range of topics, including a nation's economy, demographics, governmental structure and many other important data points.
Created by Michigan State University, Global Edge is skewed slightly towards economic information but does offer concise, fundamental information on the many nation's of the world.
U.S. Department of State: Countries and Regions
This is the State Department's primer on countries and regions. A great place to start building your knowledge on a given country.
This is the online version of the World Book Encyclopedia. World Book is a perfect place to start gathering information on a specific country. This resource is only available on campus. To access it, please use the following credentials: username: stalbans password: library
A fantastic resource for building upon the fundamental information you can find using World Book Online. To access this resource, please use the following password: stalbans
Classroom Video: Geography Video Collection
This database features quality video and documentary footage from around the globe designed to enhance classroom content and learning. To access these videos, please input the following credentials: username: stalbans password: library
