Discovering Amiglobe ...
After starting, the program shows the World Map. Below the menu there is a tool bar with buttons. These buttons will help us navigating on the map and getting information.

Zoom: Click on  and draw a rectangle around a country (France, for example). The map will now show the part you have drawn. Hit the '+' key or move the  slider to zoom further. Cities, rivers and main peaks are then visible.

Moving: Click on  , then click on the map while dragging the mouse to move on the map. To get the arrow back, click on . If your mouse features a middle button, keep the middle button pressed to get the 

Information: Click on a country; it will be filled in green. Then click on : a window is opened with the map of the country and data about it.

There are 9 categories:

  • general: the map of the country itself, with its capital city. On the left there is the automobile country code, the flag, and a button to hear the national anthem. To zoom on the country, click on 
  • geography: this category, like the others, displays 29 out of 160 data about this country. It focus on the physical part of the country, such as the area, the lowest and highest points, the climate, the natural hazards, etc...
  • history: the history of the country
  • people: many data about population and population structure, ethnic divisions, population density, etc...
  • government: the capital city, the chief of state, the internet code, etc...
  • overview: a description of the economy
  • economy: key figures about the economy such as the gross national product, imports, exports. Note that you can choose the currency used to show money amounts.
  • transportation: the country capacity in transportations (railroad, highways, airports) and communications (telephones, radios)
  • military: some data about the army and its budget

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    Data comparison: Select a numerical data (e.g. population density) and click on  in the info Window: this makes the comparison window appears. Then, click on  to get the world map and on  to paint the map according to the population density.





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