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- Amiglobe is a world atlas and database with information about every country
- in the world.
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- You can choose from four map projections including flat, Peter's, Mercator's
- or spherical. You can easily zoom in on any area to display cities, rivers,
- and main peaks. You can scroll around the map with keys, mouse and/or mouse
- wheel. You can also quickly locate a city or country on the map using a drop
- down list. The map can be printed or exported to other softwares. Some cities
- have links on photos on the Web.
-
- Amiglobe features a wealth of information about each country. The main
- information screen displays a map of the country and the flag, and lets you
- click a button to hear the national anthem play. It also displays general
- information such as area, population, density, capital city, GNP, and GNP
- per capita. You can click tabs to learn more about a country's geography,
- history, people, government, economy, transportation, and military. All
- these data can be printed or exported to an external word processor or
- spreadsheet.
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- This updated version includes the most recent data available from the C.I.A.
- World Fact Book 1999, released in September 1999.
-