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For General Travel Information and Health Inquiries on Specific Countries
http://cn.net.au/country.html
Provides a wealth of links to sites from those containing basic travel facts and international travel advisories, to others that deal with human rights issues and economic development statistics.
http://travel.state.gov/links.html
Provides web links to US embassies and consulates that maintain web sites. These locations usually offer recommendations and useful information on subjects ranging from "how to find a doctor" to "how do you vote while abroad."
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html
Provides postings of the US State Department's most recent travel warnings or public announcements in regard to individual countries. Also offers access to Consular Information Sheets that provide such useful hints as: "It is not possible to access U.S. bank accounts through automated teller machines (ATMs) in Belize." For instance, students attending SUNY Brockport's University of Ghana program should note the following warning: "The wearing of any military apparel, such as camouflage jackets or pants, or any clothing or items which may appear military in nature, is strictly prohibited."
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm
Provides information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for international travelers.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/country-frame.html
Provides a comprehensive review of the statistics in regard to geography, population, government, economy and more that have been compiled by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Provides a more casual, yet in depth, review of countries than other sited listed above. It is a valuable resource to those students who wish to do a little travel around their host country or its surrounding region.
International Travel Can Convert Your Life, And It Starts By Making You Convert Everything To Local Denominations! Check Out These Useful Conversion Sites.
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
Provides automatic conversions of any US dollar amount into a variety of foreign currencies, from the Albanian Lek to the Zambian Kwacha.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/conv.htm
Provides conversion charts to translate Fahrenheit to Celsius, and standard measurements to metric. You will need to do these conversions in most any country of the world outside of the United States.
Need To Find Out Where You Are Going?
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas contains hundreds of maps on-line. This site also provides several links to city maps so you can pinpoint your location.