I need a detailed physical and political map of Afghanistan, Iraq, and
Pakistan. Also need info and/or history of the ethnic groups that
reside there over the last 2000 years.

Also pointers to some interesting stuff in the development and
progress of the civilization and industry of this region with a list
of key events and/or people that influenced and shapped the growth of
these people.

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Request for Question Clarification by websearcher-ga on 06 Mar 2003 06:03 PST

Hi superview:

Thanks for the interesting question. 

Onep point of clarification. Are you looking for the above information
for each country (i.e., Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan) independently -
or as a group. For example, are you looking for one map or three?

Thanks. 

webearcher-ga

Dear superview,

Thanks for your question.  First, let me request that if any of the
following is unclear or if you require any further research – please
don’t hesitate to ask me for a clarification.

You requested a detailed physical and political map of Afghanistan,
Iraq, and
Pakistan, info and/or history of the ethnic groups that reside there,
as well pointers to some interesting stuff in the development and
progress of the civilization and industry of this region with a list
of key events and/or people that influenced and shaped the growth of
these people.

The following sources should provide you with everything you are
seeking and more.


InfoNation
++++++++++

InfoNation is a UN service that will not only provide you with
demographic, economic and political information about these three
countries –but will also allow you to quickly set up a graphical
comparison – simply select your three countries from the drop down
lists and click “go” –

http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp

Select the “country at a glance” link to retrieve information about
each individual country.


BBC Country Profiles
+++++++++++++++++++++

Country profiles from BBC – includes historical timeline, political
map, brief biographies of key people and information about key events
in these countries’ histories:

Afghanistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm

Iraq

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791014.stm

Pakistan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm


CIA World Factbook
++++++++++++++++++

Country profiles from the CIA World Factbook – includes ethnic and
political breakdown, maps and much more -

Afghanistan

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html

Iraq

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html

Pakistan

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pk.html


Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade also provides
comprehensive information about the three countries you are
researching –

Afghanistan

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/afghanistan/index.html

Iraq 

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/iraq/index.html

Pakistan

http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/pakistan/index.html


“News of the Arab World” will provide you with additional information
about Iraq:

http://www.al-bab.com/arab/


National Geographic’s Map Machine
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

National Geographic’s Map Machine will let you zoom in on the
geographical features of each of these countries.  Try it at –

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/


Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection is probably the best on the
Web – you’ll find a variety of relevant maps here for each of the
three countries:
Afghanistan

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/afghanistan.html

Iraq

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html

Pakistan

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/pakistan.html


I hope this response adequately addresses your request.  Please let me
know if you are in need of additional information concerning this
query.

Thanks,
ragingacademic-ga

Thank you for your fast and complete response. This is great with the
right number, variety and completness of the reference sources and
links. I like it.