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Almanacs and Factbooks

Annual publications offering lists, charts and tables of information on various topics.

Bartleby's World Factbook
Complete handbook online, featuring full colour maps, flags, country profiles, geographical and economica data.

The Celebrity Almanac
Profiles, birth and death dates, photographs and other information.

CIA World Factbook
US Government resource guide with detailed statistics and information on geography, people, government, economy and a lot more.

CNN Daily Almanac
Daily briefs of historical events, previews of currently developing stories and links to related sites.

Daily Almanac - History Channel
General daily historical information and special features for the Civil War, technology and other areas.

Global Statistics
Huge collection of data, ranging from country profiles, capital cities, surface areas, population and other information.

Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office
Produces the Astronomical, Nautical, Star and UK Air Almanacs.

Information Please
Online version of the popular almanac which you can browse by topic or search. Also includes the Random House Dictionary and Columbia Encyclopaedia.

Living Almanac of Disasters
Find out what disasters happened in the past with listings for natural and human disasters.

Olympic Almanac
Information on Olympics related data - logos, events, venues, athletes.

World Leaders Since 1760
Comprehensive list of world leaders with flags, maps, national anthems, brief biographies.
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