• The CIA World Factbook - information countries of the world.
  
• Flags of All Countries
  
• Future Culture : Country Links
  
• RiverResource - links to information about rivers in general and about specific rivers and canals.
  

• Africa Online - from the African Lakes Corporation group. This site is very commercial, however it does provide access to numerous articles on issues in Africa. The search function in the top left corner is also very convenient.
  
• KenyaWeb - is the leading Internet Service Provider in Kenya. While the nature of the site is commercial, it does provide some quality information.
• The United Republic of Tanzania National Website - country profile, history, tourism, culture, environment, current issues and more. A lot of information maintained by the Tanzania government.
  

• Glacier - virtual visit to the continent of Antarctica.
  

• AsianNet - information on the countries of Asia.
  
• East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated list of Internet Resources
  
• Gov ZA - South African Government Online
  

• FedGov - The Austrailia Commonwealth Government Entry Point
  
• New Zealand Government Online
  
• Papua New Guinea
  
• Tasmania Online - Government
  
• Virtual New Zealand
  

• Government of Ontario
  
• Government of Quebec
  
• Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
  

• Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands
  
• The Senate of Puerto Rico
  

• Panama Canal Commision
  

• The Government of the Russian Federation
  
• Prime Minister's Office of India
  

States and Cities

• 50 States and Capital Cities - information on state capitals, state trees, state flags, etc.
  
• Stately Knowledge - basic facts about each state in the union and links to other sources of information.
  
• Yahoo's links to information about each state of the United States
  

• City.Net - information about states and cities.
  

Maps

• City Maps - Maps of the cities of the world.
  
• Maps and References - Maps of countries, states, and cities and maps.
  
• National Atlas on Schoolnet - Canadian geography and some world maps.
  
• National Geographic Map Machine - Political and physical maps of the countries of the world. Pictures of the earth from weather satellites.
  
• Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection - state and country maps from the University of Texas.
  

National US Government

• The Almanac of Politics and Government
  
• The Census Bureau
  
• United States Federal Officials - This includes the names of the President's cabinet, and the Justices of the Supreme Court.
  
• The United States House of Representatives
  
• The United States Senate
  
• The White House
  

State and Local Government

• New York State Government Information Locator Service
  
• New York State Local Governments
  
• State and Local Governments on the Web - via Library of Congress Web site
  

Courts and Law

• The Constitution of the United States
  
• Federal Courts' Home Page - maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
  
• FedWorld/Flite Supreme Court Decisions Home Page - The full text of over 7000 Supreme Court decisions made between 1937 and 1975.
  
• FindLaw - Cases and codes; majority opinions and dissents.
  
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases - developed through the collaboration of teachers, attorneys, law students, Street Law, and the Supreme Court Historical Society; provides teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, while helping students explore the key issues of each case.
  
• Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Collection - from Cornell Law School
  
• New York Law Journal
  
• The OYEZ Project/Northwestern University - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database
  
• Supreme Court of the United States
  

History Resources

• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook

• Digital History - this outstanding site is supported by the Department of History and the College of Education at the University of Houston. Contains timelines, a textbook, an encyclopedia, biographies, essays, primary sources, and visuals.
  
• ushistory.org
  

• Elizabethan England Teacher Resources - links to Internet resources on all aspects of Elizabethan life.
• Tudor History
  

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook

• Internet Modern History Sourcebook

• American Women's History: A Research Guide - a pathfinder to materials on women's history.
• Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
  
• Internet Women's History Sourcebook
  
• Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-1940 - organized around a collection of almost 650 primary documents, this site "offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American History" - Binghamton University.
  

Primary Source Documents

• American Memory from the Library of Congress - "a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections."
  
• National Archives and Records Administration - click on The Digital Classroom for "primary sources, activities, and training for educators and students."
  

Political Science

• Constitutions of the World
  
• Political Science Resources
  

Miscellaneous

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  
• Flight-History.com - on-line archive of aviation history; currently focusing on the pre-jet era.