FYI: travel eBook--Pacific

For those who prefer eBooks, are traveling to the Australia, New
Zealand, or the Pacific, and will be taking a Palm PDA, Pocket or
Tablet PC, or smart phone, the excellent U.S. State Department
Background Notes for that region are now available in eBook format:

BACKGROUND NOTES: PACIFIC, AUGUST 2003

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs country background notes for
international travelers to Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Each
country's brief, factual background note summarizes its geography,
people (population, ethnic groups, languages, health, and religion),
history, culture, government and political conditions (type, political
parties and principal government officials), economy (GDP; land,
climate, and demographics; agriculture and natural resources; trade,
industry, and investment; and transportation), defense, human rights,
and foreign relations. Each country's background note also provides
travel and business information, including principal U.S. officials
(ambassador, public affairs officer, counselor for economic affairs,
etc.); embassy location, telephone, and fax numbers; and passport
information.

AVAILABILITY

This eBook is available for $3.95 in Mobipocket format from
http://www.mobipocket.com , which provides free eBook reader software
for PDAs, Pocket PCs, and smart phones. It is also available for the
same price in Microsoft Reader format and Gemstar format from
http://www.cyberread.com . Microsoft provides free eBook reader
software for PCs, Pocket PCs, and Tablet PCs. For those preferring
printed copies, selected Background Notes are also available for sale
in print by annual subscription for $55/year from the State Department
or individually from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office.