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Almanac & Factbook

50 States of the United States: Capital Cities and Information Links
http://www.50states.com
This site on the fifty states (and the U.S. commonwealths and territories) has information such as: location (latitude and longitude), birds, colleges and universities, constitutions, flowers, genealogical resources, geological formations, geographical features, mottos, national forests and parks, newspapers, nicknames, nonprofit organizations, populations, state and federal representatives, songs, and the date of entry into the union. All facts are linked to over 1529 governmental or authoritative webpages.

Fast Facts
http://www.freepint.com/gary/handbook.htm
An extensive listing of links to Web sites that provide factual and statistical information, such as would be found in almanacs or statistical abstracts. Resources listed here focus primarily on the United States and Canada, but other areas of the world are represented as well.

Information Please Almanac
http://www.infoplease.com/
Online version of the popular almanac which you can browse by topic or search. Also includes the Random House Websters College Dictionary and the Columbia Encyclopedia.

The Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
Covers astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.

U.S. Census Bureau: State & County QuickFacts
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/
QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, counties, and large cities.

The World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, but not subnational administrative units within a country