| Travel - International information |
| World information: |
Tipping around the
world How much to tip for different services in each
country |
 tips.dbf
(4k) |
 tips.s5
(4k) |
 tips.csv
(4k) |
 tips.sb (9k) |
World database
(Thanks to John J Rodda) Countries, currencies, population,
area, religion, visitor information and much more. Read John's original notes
in Series 3 WRD or
Series 5 WORD format. |
 world.dbf
(44k) |
 world.s5
(65k) |
 world.sheet
(215k) |
 world.csv
(66k) |
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 world.sb
(68k) |
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Dialling codes for world
cities (Thanks to Andrew Ruane) A list of all international
country codes, with indented city codes and some mobile-phone and satellite
networks |
 interdia.tcr (23k) |
 interdialling.s5
(60k) |
 interdialling.word (60k) |
 interdialling.doc (93k) |
Backpack Traveller
(Thanks to KVCLX) Essential information for travellers
backpacking round the world |
 bptravel.dbf (215k) |
 bptravel.s5
(218k) |
 bptravel.csv (232k) |
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The top 200 world
cities (Thanks to Mark Wilder) The largest cities in the
world. It includes city name, country, population, and rank. Who would have
guessed that Lagos, Nigeria is he world's 12th largest city? |
 worldcit.dbf
(6k) |
 worldcit.s5
(16k) |
 worldcit.txt
(6k) |
 worldcit.sb (13k) |
Nations database
(Thanks to S. Vazzana) All countries and other territories
having an ISO code. For each, the following information is provided: Short
Name, Full Name (as recognised by the UN), ISO 3166 country code (and in the
EU, use the codes in brackets, as recommended by EC Secretariat-General
(SEC(96)1820), Capital, Citizen (generic name), Adjective, Currency, Currency
ISO Code and Currency Sub-unit. The list of countries has been compiled by
D.Jank and K.Burns, European Commission Translation Service. |
 nations.dbf
(28k) |
 nations.s5
(27k) |
 nations.tab
(25k) |
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Planet Earth reference
(Thanks to: C.Newgas) Statistics and facts about our home
planet |
 theworld.spr (4k) |
 theworld.s5
(4k) |
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 theworld.wk1 (4k) |
15 language vocabulary
converter (Thanks to: Peter Grayley) 750 words in english,
french, german, japanese, italian, spanish, swahili and many more... |
 language.dbf
(173k) |
 language.s5
(185k) |
 language.csv
(196k) |
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| World-wide contacts: |
International
Organisations (Thanks to: Andrew Ruane) Truly International
Organisations with contact information such as address, phone, fax numbers and
web-sites |
 interorg.dbf
(8k) |
 interorg.s5
(11k) |
 interorg.tab
(8k) |
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International emergency
telephone numbers (Thanks to: Simon Wolf) Police, Fire and
Ambulance numbers for over 70 countries |
 emergncy.dbf
(3k) |
 emergncy.s5
(8k) |
 emergncy.csv
(2k) |
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| Inter-planet(!): |
Manned space flight over
the years Flight details, crew information and notes. All entries
are roughly in chronological order |
 manned.dbf
(40k) |
 manned.s5
(46k) |
 manned.csv
(42k) |
 manned.sb (47k) |
Unmanned space exploration
over the years Dates, destinations and results. Man's first
attempts to reach out beyond our planet. |
 unmanned.dbf
(15k) |
 unmanned.s5
(16k) |
 unmanned.csv
(16k) |
 unmanned.sb (23k) |
Space exploration timetable
until the Millenium (Thanks to Nick
Matthews for much of the information in this section. See also his Psion
and space-related web site.)
Launches and notable dates for all manned and unmanned space flight |
 space.agn
(9k) |
 space.s5
(13k) |
 space.txt
(15k) |
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