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. |