Helpful Links

Several sites give country profiles.  These country profiles provide information on geography, maps, history, current leaders, area, population, capital, largest cities, ethnicity, languages, religion, economy and government.

Countries of the World
Visit a Foreign Country
Country Profiles
World Fact Book
Flags of the World

Another group pertains to travelers.  These provide information on travel documents, medicine, health, airline travel tips and security information.

Armchair World
Visa Services
Yahoo!Travel
World Health Organization

View cities via Satellite and Terra Server show images of the world

Ethnologue is a site that explains who speaks what language and where.  You can learn a foreign language at Travel Language. 

Free translation services are provided by Translate Languages, Translate Babelaltavista and Free Translation

Edupass  This site provides information for international students who are either thinking about pursuing a degree or for students who are already in the United States. This guide contains up-to-date information about everything an international student needs to know about studying and living in the United States. It covers every topic, from college admissions and financial aid to culture shock and clothing sizes.

There are many conversion links:  Date and Time Gateway and Time and Date.com will tell you what time it is anywhere in the world.  Currency Converter converts money from one currency to any other in the world with up-to-date exchange rates.  Convert it! and Celsius/Fahrenheit Converter translates any measurement to or from the metric system.

Global Gastronomer, Global Gourmet and Ethnic Foods are links to international recipes and foods.

For information about the local area there are links to the City of Lewiston and Lewiston Idaho and the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce.

For local news there are links to Lewiston Morning Tribune, KLEW Television and Radio Station Guide.