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Mostly harmless.

• Satellites:
  • Artificial: (inhabited) International Space Station; (other) Hubble Space Telescope, ICESat...
  • Natural: Luna
• Near to: Venus, Mars
• Surrounded by: Earth orbit

Countries

• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Belgium
• China
• Germany
• Guatemala
• Hungary
• India
• Israel
• Iraq
• Mexico
• Morocco
• The Netherlands (Holland)
• Nigeria
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
  • England
• United States (USA)

Obscure Countries

These countries are very small, and their internet TLDs are often used for web sites unrelated to the country in question.

• Christmas Island (.cx)
• Norfolk Island (.nf)
• São Tomé (.st)

Displaced Peoples

• Palestine

Tools

• Babelfish: language translator
• Universal Currency Converter

Maps

• Google Earth: image database viewable with software tool (free download, but WinXP/2k only)
• OpenStreetMap: online creative-commons-licensed maps & satellite photos

Directory

Apparel

• No Sweat Apparel: 100% union-made, sweatshop-free, "open source" apparel; US-based, ships worldwide

Aviation

• Airliners.net: photos, data, and history for civil aircraft
• Landings: databases, aircraft sales, planning, weather, pilot supplies, flight schools...

Disasters

• QuakeHelp wiki

Employment

• guru.com: freelance technical project-oriented placement/collaborative site

Environment

• World Resources Institute

Events

• 09-19: Talk Like a Pirate Day: [ site ] [ Wikipedia (International Talk Like a Pirate Day) ]

Religion

• Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church

Travel

• Vacation Cruise Ships
  • Celebrity Cruises
  • Holland America Line