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FAST FACTS
Best
Quick Reference Sites
Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com
Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com
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Almanacs
Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com
Online dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, almanacs, and more
States and Capitals
http://www.50states.com/
Basic facts about every state in the U.S.A.
Today in History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html
Find out what happened on a particular day.
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Maps
Outline Maps
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/index.html
Various types of outline maps of the US focusing on history, physical
characteristics, capitals, and climate; also continent and hemisphere
maps.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
Enormous collection of online maps, including historical maps.
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Government
FirstGov.gov
http://firstgov.gov
"Your first click to the U.S. government," the federal government's
official site.
Gov Spot
http://www.govspot.com/
Info on U.S. and state governments. Links to government reports,
shortcuts to federal agencies and e-mail addresses for legislators;
FBI Most Wanted List; resources on hot issues (such as school
vouchers, death penalty) and more.
My NYC.gov Portal
http://home.nyc.gov
In addition to links to city agencies and information about your
elected officials, this site offers an "I Want to…" list, answers to
New York City government's most commonly requested services (how to
get a birth or death certificate, register a pet, see restaurant
health inspection, etc).
New York State
http://www.state.ny.us/
The official gateway to the state government
U.S. Blue Pages
http://www.usbluepages.gov/
Online version of the Blue Pages in the phone book; includes telephone
numbers and web links to U.S. government offices.
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Statistics
American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Population, housing, economic and geographic data from the Census
Department.
Census Statistics
http://www.census.gov/
Statistics from the 2000 census.
NationMaster.com
http://www.nationmaster.com
Choose the countries you want to compare, then generate maps and
graphs to illustrate their rankings in dozens of categories. Great for
reports.
Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/
Statistics on the U.S. population, including marriage and family,
education, face and ethnicity, income and poverty, immigration,
employment and more, presented in text and graphics.
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
Everything you want to know about the U.S
Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents
Center)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html
Statistical
resources on a large variety of topics, including economics, health,
government, business and industry, and more.
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