"The National Atlas Information Service is responsible for the
development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of the geography
of Canada. Includes base maps, geographical names, and thematic maps that
reflect the social, economic, environmental and cultural fabric of
Canada."
"In 1996, the quarterly bibliography Population Index
marks its sixty-second year of publication. Went on line in 1995
by making a browsable version of Volumes 59 and 60 available, now
expanded to include all issues from 1986 to 1996."
Includes: A demographic profile of the state;
A physical description of the state, including the highest and lowest
points; the extremes of latitude and longitude; the distance across and
around the state; the area of the state -- land, water and total area;
the geographic center of the state;
Astronomical information for 1998 and 1999 -- the seasons of the year,
morning and evening stars, eclipses, major meteor showers;
A list of civic and religious holidays;
The six flags that flew over Texas pictured in vivid color; the story
of the development of the Lone Star Flag; and the etiquette of
displaying the flag;
The text of the Texas Declaration of Independence; and
The text of William Barret Travis' famous letter from the Alamo.
The most recent addition will make it much easier to find the dates of
historic events: It is a Texas History Timeline that is more extensive
than the one we published in the 1996-97 edition of the Texas Almanac.
"The 1995 Statistical Abstract contains a collection of statistics on
social, economic, and international subjects. You will find here a sampling of
the date from this reference book."
WWW Virtual Demographics Index