Links Offering Worldwide Data and Information

BBC News Country Profiles

CIA World Fact Book offers all types of statistical and other information about most countries.

Countries of the World at www.geographic.org

Country Studies for almost all of the World nations (hard copies of these country studies are located in Olson Library).

Geohive provides diverse statistics for countries throughout the World.

Nationmaster is a vast compilation of data about the World's nations and the ability to graphically compare nations.

Smithsonian Institution Volcanoes of the World page

Social Science Information Gateway Geography Links to all types of geographic information.

US Census Bureau International Database with summary demographic data and population pyramids for most countries.

Volcano World at the University of North Dakota

World Weather

Map Resource Links

Canadian topographic maps can be obtained here. Olson Library has hard copies of many of these maps.

Color landform and satellite maps of individual states of the United States.

Create your own map

Goggle Earth downloads Goggle Earth for Macs

National Atlas of the United States

National Geographic Xpeditions Site offers printable maps of the World, lesson plans, and much more.

National Geographic MapMachine provides a real neat on-line atlas with millions of possibilities.

Perry Castaneda Library at the University of Texas has thousands of on-line map images covering all areas of the World and links to numerous other map sites and geography data resources.

Satellite photos of the Earth taken on various NASA missions.

United States topographic maps and aerial imagery Olson Library at Minot State University has hard copies of most of these maps.

Africa Data Resource Links

AllAfrica.com

Africa Web Links from University of Pennsylvania African Studies Program.

Asia Data Resource Links

Australian National University Asian Studies Virtual Library

Australia/New Zealand Resource Links

Guide to Australia maintained by Charles Sturt University

Europe Data Resource Links

Europa—Gateway to the European Union

Middle America Data Resource Links

Latin America Network Information at the University of Texas-Austin

North America Data Resource Links

American Factfinder—United States Census Bureau data and maps

2001 Census of Canada: Statistics Canada

United States Agriculture Census data including on-line maps illustrating that data.

United States Census data including capability to construct thematic maps illustrating that data.

United States Geological Survey Water Resources data

United States Weather maps, conditions, satellite photos, radar images, forecasts, etc. can be obtained here along with much more (NOAA Web Site).

North Dakota data resources

Chippewa Tribe cultural links

Dakota Resource Council

Fargo City Government

Minot City Government

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

North Dakota Geological Survey

North Dakota Industrial Commission

North Dakota Legislative Districts

North Dakota State Data Center

North Dakota State Water Commission

North Dakota Tourism

Spirit Lake Sioux Nation

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

Three Affiliated Tribes

Turtle Mountain Chippewa Information (US Government site)

Russia Data Resource Links

Library of Congress Soviet Archives Exhibit

Russia Links

Russia on the Web

South America Data Resource Links

Latin America Network Information at the University of Texas-Austin

South America general links