map room

Room is a word used analogously to direct you to the links to various types of map resources listed below. This page is an extension of the section of the resource center that provides general reference materials. Scroll the page for map and atlas resources or use the search engine above to search the Web. If you arrived here as a result of a Web query, page-search for the original keyword(s) used. CONTACT US (who we are) for assistance in the event that you experience a problem or don't find what you want.

•	area and local maps as a site selection resource, i.e., economic development data
•	continental maps @ World Atlas.com
•	Embassy World.com Map Search — more Embassy World resources
•	European Union / member countries map — EU policies / European Commission
•	Google Maps — Google the Web at the top of this page
•	Mapquest.com (the world) — Mapquest site map / international maps
•	National Geographic MapMachine — atlas explorer / maps / magazine archives
•	NationMaster.com maps — about NationMaster
•	Tagzania / Create and share your maps — about this map resource
•	US CIA unclassified maps and publications available to the public for purchase
•	Weather.com / The Weather Channel — site map / maps / world weather
•	Wikimapia.org — Google Maps explorer used to view annotations of satellite imagery.
•	Wikipedia Map — a resource for learning about maps with access to map resources
•	The World Factbook reference maps — more resources from this US CIA website
•	Yahoo Maps — a frequently asked question: What are airport codes? Yahoo answer
•	US CIA unclassified maps and publications available to the public for purchase

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•	what is a country? / what is a nation? / what is a location
•	Country, State, and Nation @ About.com/Geography
•	what is a place seeking enterprise and economic development?
•	Nations of the World (a list of countries and independent nations)
•	abbreviations (a list of two-letter abbreviations of countries and independent nations)
•	independent nations — Wikipedia comments on independence
•	countries with Google Maps coverage — Google the Web at the top of this page
•	European Commission / Development — geographical partnerships / member countries
•	NationMaster.com — countries / more from NationMaster
•	United Nations Member States — about the UN
•	The World Bank / Countries and Regions / about World Bank
•	The World Factbook — countries / library / resources available for public purchase
•	Yahoo — list of countries around the world and information about them

Search inside .network websites or the Web for resources by selecting a file folder.
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• more search options

The above search engine can help you learn how countries, states, and nations may be listed by global regions using the the following italicized suggestions. Copy (keep quotation marks intact), paste, and search. Substitute the name of a country for the italicized word country.

Search the Web for ... "African region" nations

Search the Web for ... Africa country region map

Search the Web for ... "Asian region" nations

Search the Web for ... Asia country region map

Search the Web for ... "Central European region" nations

Search the Web for ... "Central Europe" country region map

Search the Web for ... "Eastern European region" nations

Search the Web for ... "Eastern Europe" country region map

Search the Web for ... "Middle Eastern region" nations

Search the Web for ... "Middle East" country region map

Search the Web for ... "North American region" nations

Search the Web for ... "North America" country region map

Search the Web for ... "Oceania region" nations

Search the Web for ... Oceania country region map

Search the Web for ... "Oceania region" nations

Search the Web for ... "South American region" nations

Search the Web for ... "South America" county region map

Search the Web for ... "Western Europe" nations

Search the Web for ... "Western Europe" country nations map

CLICK HERE for more suggestions for searching major global regions

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See page 2 of About Site Selection for maps listed as a category of location data. Also, the Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary defines economic development data and site selection standards in order explain how maps and other information about places of interest is used by members of the target audience of The Network. Users of The Network have resource and service providers to call upon for assistance as location data suppliers.

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