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Humanities: Year 9 - Interconnections

Department of Foreign Affairs

Information on countries and regions with details about their land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy and foreign relations.

Central Intelligence Agency: World Factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.

World Tourism Organisation

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

As the leading international organization in the field of tourism, UNWTO promotes tourism as a driver of economic growth, inclusive development and environmental sustainability and offers leadership and support to the sector in advancing knowledge and tourism policies worldwide. 

BBC Country Profiles

Lonely Planet

National Tourism symbols

BBC News Country Profiles

Databases

Smart Traveller

They highlight the threats that you could face at your destination, whether related to security, safety, health, local laws, or natural disasters. They also highlight areas that are clearly not safe for travel.