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Thursday, 27 November 2014

country profiles in good, easy english

Where would you go to get a profile of a country?

The BBC:
BBC News - Czech Republic country profile - Overview

The CIA:
The World Factbook - Nigeria

The European Union:
EUROPA - European Countries - Hungary

Simple English Wikipedia:
Brazil - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kwintessential, a website specialising in etiquette:
Ghana - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette | global-etiquette | resources

The UN:
UNdata | country profile | Afghanistan

Nation Master:
Top stats for China: Country profile

Easier English Wiki:
Country profile - Indonesia - New Internationalist Easier English Wiki
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