Nobel Foundation This is the official site of the Nobel Foundation which awards prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. Site includes winners from 1901 (plus a searchable database)biographical info on the awardees, information on the selection process, history of the prizes, and more. [http://www.nobel.se/]
The Pulitzer Prizes is the official site of the Pulitzer Prizes with winners from 1917 to the present. [http://www.pulitzer.org/index.html]

50 States and Capitals Besides the usual geographic, demographic, political, historic, economic and tourist info., there are links and images for state birds, flowers, flags, songs, trees, maps, license plates and symbols. [http://www.50states.com/]
Counties in the United States is maintained by the National Association of Counties. Pick a state from the drop-down menu or use the image map of the US. You'll get a list of counties in that state along with its 2000 population and its size in square miles. Click on a county name and you'll get a link to that county's site (if available), contact information for the county seat, county populations is 1980, 1990, and 2000, and a list of the county's elected officials. Sometimes e-mail addresses for county officials are included as well. There are a few external links on a county page, too, including links to census data and political information. [http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm]
Country Studies from the Library of Congress, the Country Studies present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. [http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html]
How Far Is It This service uses data from the US Census and supplementary list of around the world to find the latitude and longitude of two places, and calculates the distance between them. A map is also provided. [http://www.indo.com/distance/]
State and County QuickFacts Quick and easy access to facts about people, business and geography. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/]
U.S. Gazetteer From the U.S. Census Bureau, search for places, counties, maps or city data by entering the name and state abbreviation or 5-digit zip code. [http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer]
World Digital Library (WDL) Partnership among the Library of Congress, UNESCO and 32 partner institutions to share cultural materials, including primary documents. [http://www.wdl.org/en/]

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Search for manufacturers of industrial products and services. [http://www.thomasregister.com/]

CIA - The World Factbook contains country profiles and maps including geography, people, their governments, economies, communication systems, and transportation information which has been compiled by the CIA. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/]
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania PAPowerPort Access Commonwealth of PA information, such as government services, statistics, voter informatin, fiscal information, etc. [http://www.state.pa.us/PAPower]
Congress.org Contact your representative - includes map of voting records. [http://www.congress.org/]
Counties in the United States is maintained by the National Association of Counties. Pick a state from the drop-down menu or use the image map of the US. You'll get a list of counties in that state along with its 2000 population and its size in square miles. Click on a county name and you'll get a link to that county's site (if available), contact information for the county seat, county populations is 1980, 1990, and 2000, and a list of the county's elected officials. Sometimes e-mail addresses for county officials are included as well. There are a few external links on a county page, too, including links to census data and political information. [http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm]
Constitution of the United States of America is transcribed, in its original form, by the National Archives and Records Adminstration. [http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/constitution.html]
Declaration of Independence is transcribed by the National Archives and Records Administration. An image of the Declaration is available from this site. [http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decmain.html]
Fast Facts for Congress This site provides highlights from Census Bureau sources of economic and demographic data for the U.S., states, counties, and congressional districts of the 108th Congress. [http://fastfacts.census.gov/home/cws/main.html]
FDsys (Federal Digital System) provides free online access to official Federal Government publications. Replaces GPO Access, which is archive-only. [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/]
Foreign Government Resources on the Web Links to every official government web site, including many embassies, UN Missions etc. [http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html]
U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Federal Digital System (FDsys) Provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. [http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action]
Occupational Outlook Handbook offers a wealth of career information for a wide range of occupations, including a brief review of important features and what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. [http://www.bls.gov/oco/]
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Also provides a link to the Pennsylvania Senate. [http://www.house.state.pa.us]
The Pennsylvania Manual [PDF] Comprehensive guide to Pennsylvania’s government including Pennsylvania history, the constitution and elections. It profiles the executive, judicial and legislative branches including information on the powers, functions and duties of those offices. [http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/pamanual/cwp/view.asp?a=426&q=128537&pamanualNav=|]
Uniform Crime Reports Statistics on crime in the United States, hate crime, law officers killed and assaulted. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm]
United Nations Official site of the United Nations. [http://www.un.org/]
USA.gov is the first-ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. Search by topic or keyword. [http://www.usa.gov/]
USASpending.gov Information concerning Federal contracts, grants, and other awards. [http://www.usaspending.gov/]
U.S. Census Bureau is an online collection of timely, relevant and quality data about the people and the economy of the United States. [http://www.census.gov/]

The Dictionary of Nonverbal Communication is an inventory of facial and body gestures that have been researched by anthropologists, archeologists, biologists, linguists, psychiatrists, psychologists and other students of human communication. [http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm]
The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server This is a list of (mostly) acronyms (abbreviations constructed from the first (or first few) letters of the words of a phrase, not a dictionary or encyclopedia. The database can be searched by acronym or by word. [http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/acro.html]

Map Collections: 1500-1999 - The homepage of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress provides digital access to selections from more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections represents only a small fraction. The focus of Map Collections is Americana and Cartographic Treasures of the Library of Congress. These images were created from maps and atlases and, in general, are restricted to items that are not covered by copyright protection. The collection is searchable by keyword, geographic location, subject, creator, and title. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html]
The new National Atlas, from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments, places, and people. It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental, resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions of American life. [http://nationalatlas.gov/]

Bureau of Labor Statistics As a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) web site presents up-to-date U.S. economic statistical information in a comprehensive and clearly organized format. Information is arranged under broad categories such as "Inflation and Spending" and "International Statistics." The latest numbers for the Consumer Price Index, unemployment rate and the Producer Price Index are prominently positioned on the home page. The BLS site provides past and current statistics for the U.S. economy as a whole, but individual state economic data can be obtained easily by clicking the state on a color-coded map. The gem of this web site is the "Economy at a Glance" section. [http://stats.bls.gov/]
Commonwealth of PA-Division of Health Statistics collects and maintains data to assist in planning, administrating and evaluating the health status of Pennsylvania. Note: Some of the data is in PDF files requiring Adobe Acrobat for downloading. [http://www.health.state.pa.us/hpa/stats/]
Counties in the United States is maintained by the National Association of Counties. Pick a state from the drop-down menu or use the image map of the US. You'll get a list of counties in that state along with its 2000 population and its size in square miles. Click on a county name and you'll get a link to that county's site (if available), contact information for the county seat, county populations is 1980, 1990, and 2000, and a list of the county's elected officials. Sometimes e-mail addresses for county officials are included as well. There are a few external links on a county page, too, including links to census data and political information. [http://www.naco.org/counties/counties/index.cfm]
Data.gov The purpose of the site is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. [http://www.data.gov]
Employment, Hours, and Earnings from the Current Employment Statistics Survey Also includes historical information back to 1964. [http://www.bls.gov/ces]
Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. [http://fjsrc.urban.org/]
FedStats contains more than 100 agencies in the United States federal government that produce statistics of interest to the public. The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy maintains this site. [http://www.fedstats.gov/]
GenderStats Database of gender Statistics. Searchable by country and topic. [http://genderstats.worldbank.org/]
Human Rights Watch:US View Human Rights Watch documents on Human Rights in the U.S. and U.S. Foreign Policy and Human Rights. [http://www.hrw.org/us/index.php]
National Center for Education Statistics is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. [http://nces.ed.gov/]
State and County QuickFacts is produced by the Census Bureau. Information at the national, state and county level is provided. [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/]
Statistical Abstract of the United States The National Data Book published by the Census Bureau. 2001 and 2002.[http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/]
Previous years (2000-1995) can be accessed here.
Uniform Crime Reports Statistics on crime in the United States, hate crime, law officers killed and assaulted. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). [http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm]

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